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Anduril Korea’s John Kim says South Korean aerospace firms should build software capabilities and demonstrate prototypes within six months, rather than wait for government programmes to solve security challenges.
Why it mattersSpeaking at an industry forum in Jinju, Kim pointed to Anduril’s Lattice platform and Roadrunner autonomous aircraft as examples of software-driven defence. The Korea Times reports that he argued traditional procurement moves too slowly for modern warfare. It’s a specific challenge to an industry built around long development cycles: can faster prototypes keep pace with autonomous systems, without leaving the supporting evidence and safeguards behind?
Discuss: Should defence companies be expected to prototype within six months, or do the risks of moving faster outweigh the advantages?
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Anduril AI Watch Update What changedKorean Air’s overseas business development head Kim Ha-neul identified physical AI, scalable mass production and software-defined defence as key aerospace trends. Kim also pointed to AI-powered inspection drones as a way to improve commercial efficiency, and advocated working with innovative startups alongside existing government contracts to shorten development cycles.
LIG Defense & Aerospace president Shin Ik-hyun said companies need to clean and reorganise existing data before applying AI, describing reliable data foundations as essential to making the technology useful. That is a practical counterweight to the familiar urge to put AI on the roadmap first and sort out the inputs later.
The Korea Times reports that the remarks came during a Jinju forum session involving Anduril Korea, AeroVironment, Korean Air, LIG Defense & Aerospace and ANH Structure.
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- Aerospace industry calls for faster shift to software-defined defense - The Korea Times: At a Jinju aerospace forum, Korean Air’s Kim Ha-neul highlighted physical AI, scalable production and AI-powered inspection drones, while LIG Defense & Aerospace’s Shin Ik-hyun said reliable, reorganised data is needed before applying AI.
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