Jane Edwards
The U.S. Army and South Korea-based defense company Hanwha have agreed to partner to research and build defense platforms, Defense News reported Wednesday.
Hanwha and the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center will exchange technical knowledge, intellectual property and resources under the cooperative research and development agreement.
Initiatives under the CRADA may include modeling, simulation and prototyping during the design, development and testing of vehicle and armaments system interfaces, ammunition, fire armaments systems, robotics, propulsion, protection systems and other defense platforms.
“For Hanwha, this agreement is yet another step in demonstrating its commitment to US defense stakeholders and the US economy by facilitating transfer of technologies that can be incorporated into the American industrial base,†the company said in a statement.
