
Five detailed tasks including system synthesis were selected... Court's 'bidding restriction' suspension trial variables remain
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LIG D&A has been sanctioned by the DAPA with a two-year ban on its bid participation qualifications due to an incident where its executives were accused of giving bribes to DAPA officials.
Five detailed tasks including system synthesis were selected... Court's 'bidding restriction' suspension trial variables remain
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Cheol-seon and Hong Gyu-bin = The Agency for Defense Development (ADD) announced on the 29th that it has selected LIG Defense & Aerospace (LIG D&A) as the preferred bidder (systems comprehensive) for the research and development project for long-range air-to-air guided missiles to be installed on the KF-21 'Boramae'.
According to the evaluation results of the long-range air-to-air guided missile system development project proposal announced by ADD on this day, LIG D&A was selected as the preferred negotiating party for five detailed tasks, including the system completed product, which is the representative project, as well as the tail drive device, integrated electronic device, inertial navigation device, and explorer, out of a total of 12 detailed tasks.
In addition, Hanwha Aerospace took charge of three detailed tasks, including 'aircraft structure and propulsion engine', warhead, and fuze, and Hanwha Systems took charge of two detailed tasks, including radar controller and 'flight measurement and armament data link'.
This project involves researching and developing long-range air-to-air missiles to be mounted on the KF-21 using domestic technology, and the total project cost is known to be 753.3 billion won by 2033.
LIG D&A said, "We will gather all of our capabilities for the successful development of the long-range air-to-air guided missile system development project," and added, "We will not only advance the military power of the Republic of Korea in the future, but also actively contribute to the expansion of defense industry exports through packaging with long-range air-to-ground guided missiles and short-range air-to-air guided missiles that are under development."
Currently, LIG D&A has been sanctioned by the DAPA with a '2-year ban on bid participation' due to an incident where its executives are suspected of giving bribes to DAPA officials.
LIG D&A is in the process of taking legal action against the DAPA's sanctions, and has received a 'temporary' suspension of execution of this disposition from the court until the 20th of next month.
The court plans to decide whether to suspend the effect through a formal hearing on the 5th of next month. If the court decides to dismiss, the DAPA's bidding restrictions will resume and the company may lose its position as the preferred bidder.
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