The concept of the military's communication system based on the ANASIS-II satellite. DAPA announced on 27 December that it has signed contracts with LIG Nex1 Co and Hanwha Systems Co to mass produce ground-based communication terminals linked to the ANASIS-II system. (Defense Acquisition Program Administration )
South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 27 December that it has signed contracts with Hanwha Systems and LIG Nex1 to mass produce ground-based communication terminals linked to the ANASIS-II, the countrys first dedicated military communications satellite.
The project, valued KRW888.5 billion (USD742 million) between 2021 and 2025, will see the two South Korean companies manufacture eight different ground-fixed and vehicle-based communication devices that will operate jointly with the ANASIS-II satellite system, which launched into space in July 2020.
The mass production of ground-based terminals will enhance defence capabilities and core performance of the ANASIS-II system, and support the development of South Korea's space defence industry, with a 96% localisation rate already achieved, a DAPA spokesperson said. Specifically, 48 local companies in the field of modems, antenna devices and software for signal reception and transmission are contributing to this project, the agency added.
In September 2021 Hanwha Systems and LG Nex1 had secured contracts to provide for portable ground terminals by 2024 and ground-based terminals by 2025.
The mass production of ground-based terminals, which was first approved by DAPA in April 2021, will see South Korea fielding a military communications network that provides “significantly improved performance” in transmission capacity and can maintain secure and continuous communications despite enemy-jamming attacks.
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