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HD Hyundai Secures Two U.S. Naval Research Contracts

The company says it is the first Korean firm to win ONR-funded research work.

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.