Overview
- HD Hyundai signed research agreements with the U.S. Office of Naval Research at its Arlington, Virginia, headquarters.
- One project will apply artificial intelligence to improve how naval vessels perform, in partnership with Seoul National University.
- A second project will develop advanced manufacturing methods to lift shipbuilding productivity, led by the company’s Future Technology Institute.
- ONR, which runs science and technology for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, funds such work to move lab ideas into operations.
- Company leaders said the awards recognize its shipbuilding know-how and could widen joint maritime defense work with the United States.