Officials from Hanwha Systems and the Telecommunications Technology Association pose Thursday after signing an agreement to cooperate on AI-based 5G tactical communications and MOSS technology. Photo courtesy of Hanwha Systems \n <\/p>\n
Aug. 13 (Asia Today) — Hanwha Systems has begun developing an artificial intelligence-based next-generation military communications network aimed partly at expanding South Korea’s defense exports to NATO and European markets.<\/p>\n
The South Korean defense company said Thursday it has agreed to a strategic partnership with the Telecommunications Technology Association, or TTA, to develop an AI-powered 5G tactical communications system.\n<\/p>\n
The project will integrate terrestrial 5G networks with non-terrestrial networks, including satellites, using AI to manage communications across multiple layers.<\/p>\n
The goal is to maintain stable battlefield communications by linking ground base stations, communications satellites and other systems into a single network.<\/p>\n
Modern military operations require commanders and troops to exchange not only voice and video communications but also large volumes of surveillance, reconnaissance, unmanned-system and command-and-control data in real time.<\/p>\n
As a result, network connectivity, survivability and interoperability have become increasingly important alongside transmission speed.<\/p>\n
Multilayer communications are considered a key part of next-generation tactical networks because satellite connections can maintain communications even when terrestrial networks are disrupted by jamming, physical attacks or other battlefield conditions.<\/p>\n
AI is expected to help manage those networks by analyzing battlefield conditions and communications environments and automatically allocating network resources.\n<\/p>\n
That could allow military networks to shift more flexibly between terrestrial and satellite connections.<\/p>\n
AI and machine learning are also increasingly being incorporated into international standards for 5G-Advanced and future 6G networks.<\/p>\n
Hanwha Systems will contribute its experience developing military tactical communications, including work on South Korea’s Tactical Information Communication Network.<\/p>\n
TTA will contribute expertise in telecommunications standards, testing and certification involving LTE, 5G and 6G technologies.<\/p>\n
The association also participates in the 3rd Generation Partnership Project, the international body that develops mobile communications standards.<\/p>\n
The two organizations said they plan to incorporate international 5G and 6G standards as well as NATO-related communications requirements from the early stages of development.<\/p>\n
That approach is intended to avoid developing systems solely to South Korean military specifications and later modifying them to meet overseas requirements.<\/p>\n
Interoperability has become increasingly important in international defense procurement as countries seek systems that can operate alongside allied military equipment.<\/p>\n
Hanwha Systems and TTA will also participate in development of MOSS, an integrated communications system designed to support multilayer tactical communications from vehicles and other mobile platforms.<\/p>\n
The system is intended to combine a mobile tactical 5G base station, transmission equipment, satellite terminals and command, control, communications, computers and intelligence equipment on a single platform.\n<\/p>\n
The objective is to allow troops to maintain command-and-control links and exchange information while moving between locations.<\/p>\n
Hanwha Systems said the partnership could strengthen its ability to combine AI, 5G and satellite communications for South Korean military use and future international defense contracts.<\/p>\n
“Advanced military communications will be a core capability that determines success on future battlefields,” a Hanwha Systems official said.<\/p>\n
The company said it plans to strengthen the South Korean military’s hyperconnected tactical communications network while improving its ability to meet international standards.<\/p>\n
— Reported by Asia Today; translated by UPI<\/p>\n
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