The company said April 26 that it recently held a contract-signing ceremony with the Office of Naval Research, or ONR, for two projects related to improving naval vessel performance. ONR, part of the U.S. Department of the Navy, oversees science and technology research and development for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
The ceremony was held at ONR headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, with Jang Kwang-pil, vice president and head of the Future Technology Research Institute at HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, and ONR Director Rachel Riley among those attending.
Under the contracts, HD Hyundai will work on a project to improve naval vessel performance using artificial intelligence. Based on its digital ship technologies, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Seoul National University’s Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, led by Professor Kim Yong-hwan, will jointly develop the technology.
HD Hyundai also won a project to develop technologies to raise productivity in naval vessel construction, drawing on its advanced manufacturing capabilities. That research will be carried out by the Future Technology Research Institute at HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering.
HD Hyundai said the ONR awards position it as a key partner for joint research with the U.S. Navy spanning naval vessel development through construction, and reflect U.S. recognition of its advanced technologies in the naval sector.
Joo Won-ho, president of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and head of its naval vessels and medium-sized ship business, said, “With this ONR project award as a turning point, we will further expand cooperation with the United States in the naval vessel field.” He added, “With pride as a national representative of South Korea, we will devote our full efforts to expanding the reach of K-marine defense industry.”
* This article has been translated by AI.
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