Companies Collaborate to Pursue Korean Military Constellation Program
MDA Space and Hanwha Form Strategic Partnership
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by Hanwha Systems and MDA Space to explore opportunities to collaborate on the development of Korea’s sovereign Low Earth Orbit (K-LEO) defense constellation, leveraging MDA’s AURORA software-defined digital satellites.
“This MOU marks an important first step in exploring collaboration with a global partner to advance Korea’s defence space capabilities.”
Jae-il Son, Hanwha Systems
The K-LEO constellation is a flagship national initiative designed to strengthen Korea’s sovereign defence capabilities and ensure secure, resilient communications and data services for national security operations. MDA Space and Hanwha will work together to assess how MDA AURORA’s flexible, software-defined architecture can support Hanwha in addressing evolving mission requirements, maximizing operational efficiency, and enabling robust, scalable satellite solutions for the K-LEO defense program.
“We are honored to partner with Hanwha in support of Korea’s sovereign K-LEO defense constellation,” said Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA Space. “This collaboration highlights the global confidence in MDA AURORA’s secure dual-use software-defined satellite technology to deliver mission-critical flexibility, performance, and resilience for national defense networks. Together with Hanwha, we look forward to advancing Korea’s defense infrastructure and enabling a new era of secure connectivity.”
“This MOU marks an important first step in exploring collaboration with a global partner to advance Korea’s defense space capabilities,” said Jae-il Son, CEO of Hanwha Systems. “We will continue to assess next-generation satellite solutions capable of addressing evolving operational requirements.”