Korea Airports Corporation Showcases Domestic Tactical Air Navigation Equipment at International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition

Promoting Domestic Navigation Equipment Technology
and Achievements of the K-Defense Industry

Korea Airports Corporation announced on the 28th that it will participate in the 'International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition (MADEX) 2025' held at BEXCO in Busan through May 31.

On the 28th, visitors are viewing the fixed and shipborne Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) equipment developed by Korea Airports Corporation at the 'International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition (MADEX) 2025' held at BEXCO in Busan. Provided by Korea Airports Corporation

MADEX is the largest maritime defense industry exhibition in Korea, co-hosted by the Navy, Korea International Trade Association, and Navy Association, and has been held biennially since 1999. This year, more than 150 leading global companies, including Thales, Rolls-Royce, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, and Hanwha Ocean, are participating.

Korea Airports Corporation has also set up its own booth at this exhibition to showcase its self-developed shipborne and fixed Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) equipment. The company plans to promote the technological capabilities of domestically produced navigation equipment and the achievements of the K-defense industry.

Previously, the corporation completed the development of fixed-type TACAN in 2016 and installed it at 18 Air Force and Navy bases in Korea by last year. In 2020, the company won a contract for the modernization of Indian military airfields, commissioned by the Indian Ministry of Defence, and achieved the export of a total of 31 fixed-type TACAN units.

In November last year, building on the core technology of the fixed-type TACAN, the company succeeded in localizing shipborne TACAN and, at the end of the year, secured the Defense Acquisition Program Administration's 'Navy Shipborne TACAN Supply Project.'

Heo Juhee, Head of the Glocal Business Division at Korea Airports Corporation, said, "Through participation in this MADEX, we aim to showcase the excellent technology and competitiveness of domestic navigation equipment to the world and lay the foundation for expanding defense exports."