USIS (CEO Lee Il-woo), a leader in IoT and drones, announced on Wednesday that it completed the construction project of “Naval drones border surveillance system” and is currently conducting training on system operation and drone operation with Republic of Korea Navy’s drone surveillance team.
Naval drones border surveillance system is a system for military operations that is used to observe military areas out on the ocean and shores. It is able to send surveillance images to a command and control center and fill any gap that may arise from lack of guards and patrol and raise abilities to carry out military operations through real-time sharing of information between a command center and the site where surveillance images are taken from.
The system is made up of wired and wireless drones and a comprehensive monitoring software (SW).
Wired drones are suitable to monitor a wide range of areas as they can be operated for a long time from continuous supply of power. Wireless drones’ advantage is their ability to operate quickly, and they can be used to observe and patrol the site before dispatched troops.
Because all military drones are mounted with KCMVP-certified (Korea Cryptographic Module Validation Program) modules, they are able to encrypt images and control signals and are completely free from outside hackers.
USIS developed hardware parts such as flight control parts and power control parts and software (SW) of these navy drones.
Airframe is made so that drones are able to withstand harsh weather conditions and perform military operations without any issue. GCS (Ground Control System) that controls these drones is made according to requirements from Republic of Korea Navy. Autonomous flight control software (SW) that is able to control many drones at the same time is certified with a GS (Good Software) certification.
Republic of Korea Navy plans to use the system to observe coastal lands and the ocean this year and it will eventually use the system for carrying out operations using naval vessels.
“The system will become a new “eye” that will raise our navy’s abilities to perform military operations.” said CEO Lee. “We plan to work with Janhae Naval Base Command, which was the first naval base to introduce naval drones, and develop various drones for the country’s defense industry and contribute to development of South Korea’s drone industry.”
The South Korean Government is currently pushing for many policies and regulatory reformation in order to raise South Korea’s drone technology to top five in the world by 2025. Republic of Korea Navy is continuing to see demands for unmanned surveillance systems such as CCTVs and drones due to a decline in number of border patrols.
Staff Reporter Lim, Dongsik | dslim@etnews.com