History
The path we have taken is the history of the development of the Korean defense industry.
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2010 ~ Current Emerged as one of the leading global defense companies
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2023
11
Contract signed with the Saudi Arabia
to supply M-SAM Ⅱ -
2021
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12
Contract signed with a country in the Middle East to supply M-SAM Ⅱ
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11
LIG Nex1’s new CI launched
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12
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2019
10
Poniard, 2.75-inch guided rocket, passed the Foreign Comparative Testing administered by the U.S. Department of Defense
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2012
11
C-STAR, Ship-to-Ship Guided Missile, exported for
the first time to Central and South America
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2023
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2000 ~ 2009 Self-reliant national defense based on exclusive technologies
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2009
12
Received the Defense Acquisition Program Administration’s citation for outstanding
defense companies -
2007
11
LIG Nex1 Co., Ltd launched
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2004
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07
Nex1 Future Co., Ltd launched
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02
Chiron, the first Korean portable surface-to-air missile, developed
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07
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2003
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12
C-STAR, a mid-range ship-to-ship missile, developed
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04
Became the first Korean defense company to obtain
the CMM Level 3 certification
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12
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2009
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1985 ~ 1999 Foundation built for a comprehensive defense company
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1999
12
Pegasus, the first domestic surface-to-air missile, developed
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1998
07
The first domestic heavy weight torpedo developed
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1994
05
Participated in the Korean Destroyer Project
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1993
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04
First service center specialized for the defense industry opened (Uijeongbu)
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01
Next-generation FM radio (PRC-999K) developed
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04
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1991
06
Low-altitude detection radar (TPS-830K) developed for the first time in Korea
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1999
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1976 ~ 1984 Groundwork laid for the defense industry of the Republic of Korea
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1984
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12
Contract signed for a sea surveillance radar (GPS-100)
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03
GS-170 marine radar developed
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12
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1980
09
Independent development of the first domestic
ship radars (GS-751, 752, 753) -
1979
05
designation as the first private national calibration center
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1977
01
Contract signed with the Ministry of Defense for
the assembly of the Vulcan Radar -
1976
02
Goldstar Precision Industrial Co., Ltd founded
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1984