YoungPoong Electronics (CEO RyuHa-yeol) participated in the 'Drone Show Korea 2023' held at BEXCO, Busan from February 23rd (Thursday) to 25th (Saturday).

YoungPoong Electronics independently researches, develops and produces cutting-edge equipment in various fields, including power control, avionics equipment, integrated navigation sytsem, launcher turrets and actuators, missile canard and fin control, and AI-based image fusion system and etc. that are applied to all kind of weapon systems of the Republic of Korea military.

Based on the accumulated technologies over the past 37 years, it was selected as a ‘Technological innovation Company in the drone field’ among the top 100 'Defense Innovation Industry', and possesses the specialized flight control technology, navigation system technology, and in-house airframe design capabilities. The company explains that it is the sole source supplier of Integrated Standby Instrument and power distribution for aircraft in Korea through leading local development, and is also committed to developing future cutting-edge weapon system technologies such as inertial and integrated navigation systems equipped with third-generation inertial sensors. Recently, the company continues to provide innovative solutions, including the thrust vector control system that protects the orbit of the KSLV-Ⅱ(Korea Space Launch Vehicle-Ⅱ, Nuri)

As such, the company has won the orders for various civil and military-related projects based on technology accumulated through prior research on drone flight control and navigation. In addition, it has secured flight control technology that can be applied not only to multicopter-type drones but also to other types of drones such as tilt-rotor, and continues to perform research services on flight control software design technology and the combination of drones and other technologies. It also received an excellence award in the attack drone category at the 2022 Dronebot Challenge competition hosted by the ROKA TRADOC.

The ‘GANNET’ introduced this time is a loitering munition that was developed for attack and surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The drone is equipped with a high-performance EO/IR camera and includes Geo-pointing/Location software, enabling acquisition and tracking of coordinates for the target. In addition, the official explained that it is easy to carry out attack missions because it can be equipped with ammunition (0.6kg/1.1kg) and the user can command the explosion of the ammunition. Furthermore, ‘GANNET’ is designed considering the weight and installation location of the mission payload, ensuring a flight time of up to 35 minutes (No Payload) or 24 minutes (1.1kg ammunition loaded).

YoungPoong Electronics pointed out that the flight control computer that it developed and applied in-house as the biggest advantage of the drone. By installing software developed through dynamic modeling and repetitive simulation of drones, flight control performance is increased to ensure agile responsiveness, and solutions are provided to ensure that drones are robust to disturbances such as magnetic fields and wind.

An official from YoungPoong said, “Drones are in the spotlight as a ‘Game Changer’ that will lead modern warfare. The demand for drones in the military is increasing, and the value of reconnaissance and attack drones is bound to increase.”and "Accordingly, our company has been conducting research and development on the hardware and software of the flight control computer, which can be considered the most core equipment of drones, for many years, and has focused on research on flight control and navigation. Based on these core technologies and many years of know-how, we have developed a drone that is convenient for our military to operate and is optimized for reconnaissance and attack missions."

He continued, “We received a lot of attention with our first participation in the Drone Show Korea in 2022, and we participated in 2023 to continue the exhibition effect through continuous exhibition and demonstration of our products. In particular, it is related to satellite and inertial navigation signal processing, external wind direction/wind speed change response SW, and magnetic field disturbance response SW implementation capabilities, flight control system, aircraft structural design, and thrust system design that have been developed and developed over the past five years. “We would like to introduce technology and promote our company’s capabilities and specialized advantages in providing ground control and mission equipment in a timely manner in line with civil and military needs,” he added.

Future plans were also announced. An official said, “With the development of drones, development related to Anti-drones that interfere with them is actively taking place around the world, and this will play a role in neutralizing drone operations. A representative example is the Drone guns that cause GPS disruption are expected to make normal flight of drones difficult and destroy the military’s drone combat system,” he said.

Accordingly, YoungPoong Electronics will continue to conduct research on robust, reliable, and optimized flight control and navigation software that can overcome the disturbance factors applied to drones in consideration of these battlefield situations in the future and commercialize them. Furthermore, the plan is to provide a solution that meets all of the military's needs.

Meanwhile, the items on display at the 2023 Drone Show Korea, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Ministry of Science and ICT, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Ministry of National Defense, and Busan Metropolitan City, and organized by BEXCO and Korea Unmanned Aerial System Association, are as follows. △Manufacturing (drones, military, UAM/AAM, surveying, mapping, firefighting, stations, unmanned robots, leisure, broadcasting) △Utilization industries (filming, pest control, spatial information, logistics, disaster management, security, reconnaissance, construction, deep sea exploration) etc.) △Parts and technology (communication, ground control, autonomous flight, system and S/W technology, fuel cell sensor, motor, battery, etc.) △Service (education, finance, rental, insurance, investment consulting, etc.) △Institution (related) institutions, cooperatives, organizations, universities)

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