Korean Air and LIG Nex1 top bidders in W1.8 trillion South Korean electronic-warfare aircraft contest

Korean Air and defence electronics firm LIG Nex1 were named the highest-scoring bidders in South Korea's W1.8 trillion electronic-warfare aircraft competition, edging out Korea Aerospace Industries and Hanwha Systems. The result advances Seoul's effort to field domestically-integrated airborne EW capability and elevates new types of primes in defence procurement.

Discovered 2025-09-23T22:33:43.471556-07:00 | 2025-09-23T22:33:43.471556-07:00

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  • The contract is valued at W1.8 trillion and narrows a major national EW programme to Korean Air and LIG Nex1, reshaping who will supply airborne electronic-warfare systems to the Republic of Korea.
  • The outcome accelerates the entry of non-traditional defence primes: Korean Air has been expanding defence work through recent partnerships with US defence tech firms, signalling a shift in supplier profiles for major procurements.
  • The decision sits alongside other domestic modernisation moves — including Hanwha's recent anti-jamming GPS integration deal with BAE and Seoul's accelerated KF-21 strike upgrades — underscoring a broader push to field advanced, domestically-integrated EW and strike systems.

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