Yonhap News
Sep 17, 2025
(Uijeongbu, Yonhap) β The city of Uijeongbu in Gyeonggi Province said on the 17th that it is expanding its cooperation network, signing a series of agreements with six advanced defense companies.
On the 16th, in the mayorβs office, the city signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) to βbuild an advanced defense-industry ecosystemβ with Weunus Co., a defense software developer, Space&Bean Co., a company specializing in space-radiation shielding technologies, and other firms.

Uijeongbuβs MOU on building an advanced defense-industry ecosystem
Under the MOUs, Uijeongbu and the companies will cooperate on invigorating the advanced defense sector and strengthening networking among innovative startups.
They also agreed to run programs for cultivating defense-industry talent and for education and training, and to pursue joint research and collaborative projects linking industry, academia, research institutes, government, and the military.
Uijeongbu plans to sign similar agreements on the 18th with Interact Co., a developer of XR-based disaster-safety training programs, and on the 29th with the Anti-Drone Association.
Earlier, on the 8th, the city signed agreements with leading drone-industry companies Assetta Co. and I-One Lab Co..
Leveraging these agreements, the city intends to broaden its roster of defense partners across diverse fields and encourage local firms to transition into the defense industry.

Uijeongbuβs MOU on building an advanced defense-industry ecosystem
Uijeongbu Mayor Kim Dong-geun and Min Kyung-ryeong, CEO of Space&Bean Co., pose for a commemorative photo after signing an MOU to build an advanced defense-industry ecosystem on the 16th. Sept. 17, 2025. [Photo provided by Uijeongbu City. Redistribution and database use prohibited.]
Uijeongbu has drawn up a plan to establish a defense-industry ecosystem under the vision of becoming a βleading advanced-defense hub city spearheading K-Defense.β
By 2028, the city aims to carry out three strategies and 15 key tasks to nurture small but strong defense firms and startups with innovative technologies and global competitiveness.
The city is also competing to host the Gyeonggi Defense Venture Center.
The Defense Venture Center supports startups that supply components used by the armed forces and assists with related technology development and localization, as well as exports.
Uijeongbu signs successive MOUs with six advanced defense firms, expanding its network | Yonhap News Agency
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