‘Drone Show Korea 2023’, hosted by Busan Metropolitan City, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Ministry of Science and ICT, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Ministry of National Defense, and organized by BEXCO and Korea Unmanned Aerial System Association, will be held on Thursday, February 2023 at BEXCO, Busan. It was held at
‘Drone Show Korea’, which celebrates its 7th anniversary this year, will run until Saturday the 25th and will feature 172 companies, 625 booths, an exhibition measuring 17,600㎡, and exhibitions from 8 countries (USA, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Korea) It consisted of a conference in which 46 people participated as speakers and moderators, and various experiential events.
This Drone Show Korea focuses on the expandability of the drone industry under the theme of ‘All about drones, our future to face with drones’, introduces cases of inter-industry convergence that will be realized by drones, and presents various examples of how the latest technology will be applied to future daily life. A drone model was introduced.
First, the exhibition, which is being held on the largest scale ever, will feature more prominent participation from organizations/companies leading major issues of drones such as UAM/AAM, spatial information, AI, hydrogen, and maritime, following last year’s ‘Drone Infrastructure and Utilization Hall’. Joint pavilions such as ‘Spatial Information Convergence Alliance Joint Pavilion’, ‘Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy DaaS (Drone as a Service)-based Global Ocean City Construction Pavilion’, and ‘Ministry of Science and ICT Original Technology R&D Pavilion’ present research results on drone services and technologies. and cases of contact with daily life were introduced.
In particular, the Ministry of National Defense displayed the current and future development of national defense, leaping into an AI science and technology powerhouse through Defense Innovation 4.0. The Army has an AI-based dronebot combat system centered on ‘Army TIGER’ that will lead multi-domain operations, the Navy has an AI-based maritime manned and unmanned complex combat system to prepare for future maritime warfare, and the Air Force has an aerial unmanned combat system to achieve superiority in all areas of the future. The system’s vision and capabilities were showcased. In addition, a business briefing session was held on the Defense Acquisition Program Administration’s drone weapon system power generation project.
In addition, as a Busan City UAM consortium, a complete B-UAM Future Team (LG U+, GS E&C, Kakao Mobility, Pablo Airlines) with all UAM service-related capabilities ranging from mobility platforms to airframes, communications, and infrastructure, from small drones to tactical unmanned aerial vehicles, stealth unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Korean Air, which develops and produces a variety of platforms, including large-scale strategic reconnaissance drones, has established itself as a domestic leader in the field; Doosan Mobility Innovation, which will present the future of drones and land robots with hydrogen fuel cells, the next-generation power source; and drone integrated control technology. and Yukon System, which exhibits drone and anti-drone solutions, Firstech, which exhibits element technologies included in large unmanned aerial vehicle systems, and Prinu, which presents a monitoring demonstration through a drone integrated control vehicle, and hybrid solutions that enable optimized flight distance and low-carbon flight. A large number of unmanned aerial vehicle (drone)-related companies participated, including Plana, which develops airframes, Daon I&C, Nes&Tech, and Hancom Inspace, which disclosed blockchain and AI-based swarm flight control technology and introduced unmanned aerial vehicles and swarm drone operation and maintenance training kits.
In addition, SK E&S introduces various uses of hydrogen drones, such as in the transportation field and industrial sites, and presents the future vision of Busan as a ‘clean hydrogen city’ that will be created based on the hydrogen value chain. LIG Nex40 is a technology that can be used both by the civil and military (civilian-military technology) Development Project, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Agency for Defense Development, etc.) will display a XNUMXkg transport drone with a hybrid engine and a drone protection system that can protect important facilities from drone threats, and SK Telecom will display AI analysis of solar panels using drones and mobile robots. and a drone integrated video control system were introduced.
A drone infrastructure and utilization center composed of local governments and domestic drone companies that participated in the drone demonstration project, led by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Aviation Safety Technology Institute, was formed, and the National Geographic Information Institute and the Spatial Information Quality Management Institute were formed under the ‘drone spatial information technology’ (Drone spatial information technology). information tech: DSIT)’ A booth was set up at the Spatial Information Convergence Alliance joint pavilion with 9 specialized companies, and a meeting with public surveyors was also held. In addition, key domestic unmanned aerial vehicle research and development institutions and public demand agencies, such as Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea Institute of Aviation Safety Technology, Korea Transportation Safety Authority, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, and Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, also created exhibition halls.
It is also worth noting the participation of overseas companies that have had difficulty participating in the aftermath of COVID-19. Liberaware (Japan) showing indoor space inspection small drone service and demonstration, Shenzhen Grepow Battery (China) and Shenzhen Vigorpower Battery (China) providing lithium batteries and battery solutions, DJI (China) and Amuse participating jointly with domestic partners. Oneself (Japan), FLYABILITY (Switzerland), etc. participated as booths. Aviation Week Network (USA), a famous aviation media outlet, is promoting overseas as an official media partner, and the president and officials of the World UAV Federation (China) also visited to discuss partnership with Drone Show Korea.
The keynote speech on the first day of the international conference, which will be held over two days from February 2rd to 23th, was under the theme of ‘Challenges of the drone and future mobility industry’ and was given by the person who led the Uber Elevate business that caused the global UAM/AAM boom. Mark Moore (current CEO of Whisper Aero) made the first presentation, followed by Professor Sunjo Jeong of the California Institute of Technology on the importance of AI and machine learning research to secure the stability of future mobility such as rapidly developing drones, various unmanned vehicles, and UAM/AAM. announced about.
In addition, in the afternoon of the 1st day, the ‘K-Drone’s Global Stage’ session was planned to promote the pioneering of the global market by Korean companies leading the drone industry in Korea. Starting with the announcement of ‘Establishment of an Effective K-Drone Overseas Expansion Strategies’ by the KOTRA Defense Trade Support Center, Drone Industry Insight provides a comprehensive understanding of the global drone market and opportunities for Korean companies to enter the African continent, targeting Bangladesh. , Bangladesh Environmental Geographic Information Service Center, and officials from the African Development Bank, etc. were invited to present various perspectives. In the last ‘Young Pioneers’ session on the first day, young leaders who are quietly pioneering domestic and foreign markets for the development of the drone industry in Korea were introduced, and an opportunity was provided to think about the direction we should move based on their experiences.
On the second day, the 2th, the conference will be divided into two tracks. Track #24 will be ▲Drones and war (current status of domestic and foreign drone weapon system deployment, etc.) ▲Future spatial information technology (space for the promotion of cutting-edge spatial information technology and UAM) Information policy, etc.) ▲A session on the use of drones (the various activities of drones that are changing our lives) is scheduled. In Track #2, ▲Next-generation power source (research on next-generation power source, a core technology that will open the era of future mobility), ▲From the deep sea to space (infinite possibilities and scalability of drones and unmanned vehicles), ▲Future mobility ecosystem (preempting the UAM/AAM era) Various technologies, infrastructure, etc. that must be accompanied to do this are in progress.
Meanwhile, ‘Pop Drone Battle Competition’, ‘Drone Soccer e-Sports’, product experience of participating companies and ‘Community Drone Coding Education and Demonstration’ for teenagers are prepared to establish drone leisure culture, and on the 23rd, the first day of the opening, Thu) In the evening (19:10, around XNUMX minutes), Daon I&C’s ‘Drone Light Show’ shows our future through drones. Viewing is possible at the designated location of the BEXCO outdoor exhibition hall (near the flagpole).
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