Hanwha Expands European Outreach with 'Multi-Layered Air Defense and Space AI'

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The plan involves enhancing its security portfolio with Poland and other Eastern European and Baltic coastal nations.

Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha Systems will jointly participate in the 34th International Defense Industry Exhibition (MSPO 2026), held from the 8th to 11 in Kielce, Poland. The exhibition is expected to draw over 1,000 defense companies from more than 40 countries worldwide.

Targeting Europe, which is intensifying efforts to strengthen its air defense networks, Hanwha Aerospace will prominently showcase its Multi-layered Air Defense system capable of responding in stages to low-, medium-, and high-level threats.

Exhibited systems include the long-range surface-to-air guided missile L-SAM, the short-range air defense system H-SHORAD, the anti-drone system H-Shield that combines detection and engagement capabilities, and a 40mm wheeled unmanned air defense system. Hanwha's air defense system employs a composite armament approach, selecting interception means according to threat types, and integrates with Hanwha Systems' command and control (C2) systems and interception drones to maximize comprehensive response capabilities.

Hanwha Systems will introduce 'Cheonkwang', Korea's first operational laser anti-aircraft weapon, along with a 50kW mobile laser armored vehicle and a 20kW laser tactical vehicle. Laser weapons offer high cost-effectiveness, with each shot costing approximately 2,000 won, and can neutralize small targets such as ultra-small drones within seconds at the speed of light.

Hanwha Aerospace is targeting the unmanned defense market through manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) and maritime unmanned capabilities, while actively pursuing business opportunities for K9A2 and locally customized ammunition packages.

Additionally, on the 9th, Hanwha Systems will hold an 'AI Solution Launch Event' at the MSPO 2026 venue, unveiling for the first time a process in which AI analyzes in real time video footage captured by operational satellites. The AI solution can perform automatic object detection, situational pattern analysis, and anomaly detection by analyzing images transmitted from three types of satellites: electro-optical (EO), infrared (IR), and synthetic aperture radar (SAR).

In a phone interview with this newspaper, a Hanwha Aero representative stated, "Hanwha will continue to present customized solutions and actively contribute to the self-reliant defense and development of the defense industry ecosystem among NATO alliance countries."

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