PRENEU (CEO Lee Jong-kyung), a company specializing in unmanned aerial vehicle solutions, announced on the 26th that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with KRM (CEO Park Kwang-sik) to cooperate with "developing localization of core components for educational drones."
This agreement aims to promote technology localization of key components in the drone field and to establish a complete localization system for educational drones by combining PRENEU's airframe design and mass production capabilities with KRM's high-performance propulsion solution (motor and ESC) technology.
Recently, as the demand for drones in education and training sites has increased rapidly, the South Korean military has prepared a plan to invest 29.6 billion won this year to secure 11,377 educational drones that localized core parts. The budget reportedly includes not only the cost of introducing drones but also the cost of operating the military's internal education system.
Under the agreement, KRM gives PRENEU the Right of First Negotiation for high-performance motors and ESCs applied to the educational drone business. PRENEU plans to accelerate the rapid commercialization of educational drones and the establishment of domestic supply chains by integrating and reviewing KRM's motors, ESCs and related modules in its airframe design and mass production infrastructure first.
In addition, the convergence of PRENEU's drone airframe and avionics component design and development technology and KRM's propulsion solution technology will enable localization of educational drones that have secured stability, which is expected to lead to more sophisticated and stable drone operation in the educational field.
"This agreement will dramatically increase the localization rate of the educational drone market and secure a stable supply chain to enhance PRENEU's development and manufacturing capabilities," PRENEU CEO Lee Jong-kyung said. "We will continue to upgrade our mass production system to complete unique tactical solutions that are recognized in the global market."
SOURCE : ROBOTNEWS (https://www.irobotnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=45086)