Contribute to enhancing the competitive advantage of the defense industry and regional economic vitality through industry-academia-government collaborative research and development in innovative technology specialized for defense drones, leveraging local innovative resources and capabilities, and cultivating professionals in the drone sector

• Research & development 

  : Establishment of a specialized defense development research institute

  • KAIST : Research and development of motors, power sources, components, and materials for small drones

  • Chungnam National University : Research and development of dynamics modeling, nonlinear control, and aerodynamics for small drones

  • Future technology transfer to small and medium-sized enterprises

• Eligibility

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises related to defense and drones in Daejeon

  • Undergraduate and graduate students in Daejeon

• Support provided

  This table explains the classification and support details.

  Category	Support details
  Support for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises	Support for research and development costs sustained by small and medium-sized enterprises through discovery of required technologies integrated with specialized areas Technical advice for challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises
  Training of professionals	Open courses for industry-academic cooperation New employee training and capacity building for existing employees in small and medium-sized enterprises Specialized training open platform Specialized training for drones Internship programs Industry-academia collaboration projects
  Network support	Building a regional win-win cooperation system Industry-academia-research-government-military network (technical exchange meetings, letters of intent for cooperation)

• Project period 

  : Dec. 2022 ~ Dec. 2026 (approximately 49 months)

• Project budget 

  : Total of 129.5 billion KRW (National funds 75 billion, local funds 54.5 billion / R&D 120 billion, HR training 9.5 billion)

• Executing agencies 

  : KAIST(lead organization), Chungnam National University(Participation), Daejeon Technopark(Participation)

• Main content 

  • (R&D) Specialized defense research and development

    • General projects : Discovery and collaborative research of roadmap-based research projects

    • Preliminary projects : Collaborative research for materials, components, equipment technologies with autonomous projects in drone field

  • (R&D) Support for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises

    • Discovery of required technologies integrated with specialized areas → Support for research and development costs for small and medium-sized enterprises

    • Technical advice, use of research equipment, testing/certification/evaluation support, etc.

  • (Education) Cultivating specialized personnel: Design/operation of specialized drone education programs, hands-on training, integrated operation with “specialized defense research and development”