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Hanwha signs MOUs with Telesat and MDA to explore South Korea's sovereign K‑LEO defence constellation

Hanwha Systems has signed memoranda of understanding with Canada’s Telesat and MDA Space to explore collaboration on South Korea’s sovereign low‑Earth‑orbit defence constellation, K‑LEO. The agreements will study roles in satellite design, manufacturing and mission services as Seoul accelerates national milsatcom and ISR capabilities.

Discovered 2026-01-26T11:25:09.268330-08:00 | 2026-01-26T11:25:09.268330-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Advances Seoul’s sovereign milsatcom and ISR ambitions as the government accelerates domestic space capability and launch support (government backing for domestic space‑launch support).
  • Brings Canadian satellite systems and milsatcom experience into the program: Telesat and MDA already work on Canadian military satellite studies and Arctic milsatcom projects (Telesat and MDA Arctic milsatcom work).
  • Extends Hanwha’s footprint from terrestrial weapons and sensors into space, building on recent large defence awards and signalling integrated air‑and‑space capability expansion (Hanwha defence contract wins).

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