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Northrop Grumman And LIG Nex1 To Collaborate On Korean Air And Missile Defense, May Integrate IBCS

Northrop Grumman And LIG Nex1 To Collaborate On Korean Air And Missile Defense, May Integrate IBCS
Left, Tae-Sik Park, (Left) president of missile system group at LIG Nex1 and John Frick, (Right) director of strategy and growth at Northrop Grumman signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on enhancing air and missile defense capabilities at Seoul ADEX International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition in Oct. 2025. (Photo: Northrop Grumman)

Northrop Grumman [NOC] and South Korean aerospace and arms manufacturer LIG Nex1 signed a memorandum of Understanding this week to collaborate on air and missile defense capabilities for South Korea. The agreement was signed during the Seoul ADEX International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition on Oct. 21 as a formal commitment to help enhance South Korea’s capabilities. Northrop Grumman said the companies will set up a series of technical exchanges and engineering assessments of their respective defense technologies. The announcement noted…

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