Gyeongju: Hanwha Group’s three defense affiliates hosted a business forum on Monday as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit, focusing on the group’s global partnerships in the defense industry.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Hanwha Aerospace Co., Hanwha Systems Co., and Hanwha Ocean Co. held the Hanwha Future Tech Forum: Defense at Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, approximately 275 kilometers south of Seoul. The event was conducted under the theme “Sustainable Peace for All.”
About 270 officials from domestic and overseas defense companies, including Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., L3Harris, Northrop Grumman International, BAE Systems, and Airbus, attended the event on the sidelines of the APEC CEO Summit, which is set to officially begin the following day.
Hanwha Group used the forum to emphasize its strategies for strengthening its global security and technology network, aiming to reaffirm its role and responsibility as a leading global defense company.
“Hanwha continues to invest in frontier fields, such as artificial intelligence, smart manufacturing, space, and energy, expanding its trusted network for global security cooperation,” Son Jae-il, CEO of Hanwha Aerospace, said in a welcoming speech. “Hanwha’s technology is for protection, not provocation, and we will realize technology for peace through global partnerships.”
The forum also featured special addresses by Christopher Pyne, Australia’s former defense minister, and Lt. Gen. Ralph Wooddisse, commander of the NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, who shared insights on Australia’s defense industry policy and the latest warfare technologies observed on the European front, respectively.