LIG D&A's 'Defense Corruption Technologies': Are They Unrelated to Electronic Warfare Aircraft? – news.sbs.co.kr

LIG D&A’s ‘Defense Corruption Technologies’: Are They Unrelated to Electronic Warfare Aircraft?  news.sbs.co.kr

▲ Conceptual diagram of LIG D&A's electronic warfare aircraft Controversy continues over the connection between electronic warfare aircraft and what is being called the largest defense corruption scandal in history, in which LIG D&A is accused of winning six defense projects in exchange for providing a 460 million won bribe to a Grade 5 official at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). This is because if the six defense projects turn out to be directly linked to electronic warfare aircraft technologies, the 1.8 trillion won system development contract for the electronic warfare aircraft secured by LIG D&A in December last year could be terminated, and the lead contractor could be replaced.

First, the defense projects unlawfully won by LIG D&A must be examined. According to SBS reporting, the six defense projects include: ① small drone response system, ② intelligent signal detection technology, ③ real-time wideband multi-threat signal environment simulation technology, ④ jamming technology against electronically scanned array radars, ⑤ real-time anti-satellite jamming technology based on a space radio environment situational awareness model, and ⑥ a module platform for active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars. LIG D&A maintains the position that "the six technologies have nothing to do with electronic warfare aircraft." However, prosecutors leading the investigation and the defense industry believe the company "intercepted core electronic warfare technology projects through