Anduril Industries to Expand South Korea Defense Partnerships Using AI Platform
Anduril Industries Inc. announced plans to broaden cooperation with South Korean defense firms by integrating its artificial intelligence platform with local manufacturing expertise. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Rotem Co. to develop an AI-powered command and control system for manned-unmanned teaming. Partnerships with Korean Air Co.
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewSEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- U.S. defense tech firm Anduril Industries Inc. said Thursday it plans to expand partnerships with South Korean defense companies by combining its artificial intelligence platform with the country's advanced manufacturing capabilities across various weapons systems.
The company outlined the plan during a visit to South Korea, where it signed a memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Rotem Co. to develop an AI-powered manned-unmanned teaming command and control system. The partnership aims to apply the firm's Lattice platform to Hyundai Rotem's unmanned platforms and key ground systems to enhance integrated command capabilities.
This would enable real-time situational awareness and autonomous mission execution. A company official said a core challenge on today's battlefield is making fast, accurate decisions amid an overwhelming flood of information. "With Lattice, our goal is to automate the burden of information processing so commanders can focus on the decisions that matter most," the official said.
, which has been developing unmanned aerial vehicles. The demonstration was reported by the head of Anduril Korea. In the naval platform field, Anduril signed an MOU with South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in April 2025 to jointly develop an unmanned surface vessel.
The two companies later signed a contract in November to design and build a prototype autonomous surface vessel.
The ASV prototype is currently under construction at HD Hyundai's Ulsan shipyard and is expected to be launched as early as October before undergoing sea trials off the U.S. coast. Building on that cooperation, Anduril and HD Hyundai signed an additional MOU at the Sea-Air-Space Exhibition in Washington in March to jointly develop advanced unmanned underwater systems.
A company official said over the past year tangible progress has been delivered with Korean partners, including the commencement of construction of an ASV prototype and the joint development of autonomous aerial vehicles. The latest agreement with Hyundai Rotem is intended to combine Korea's hardware expertise with Anduril's software to advance more precise and efficient, networked defense capabilities.
