▲Morai CEO Jeong Ji-won and Korea Military Academy Superintendent Jeong Hyeong-gyun (Photo courtesy of Morai)

Cooperation in education and research on advanced defense technology in defense simulation fields such as M&S and manned and unmanned weapon systems
Cultivating technical talents in the defense field to lead future defense innovation and establishing a foundation for advanced science and technology forces

Moray, a company specializing in autonomous driving simulation, is collaborating with the Korea Military Academy to foster digital talent for the national defense.

Morai and the Korea Military Academy announced on the 10th that they signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the Korea Military Academy on the 7th and will cooperate to strengthen the digital technology capabilities of the Korea Military Academy cadets and develop defense technology.

The signing ceremony was attended by officials from both organizations, including CEO Morai Jeong Ji-won and Superintendent of the Korea Military Academy Major General Jeong Hyeong-gyun.

Additionally, Ansys Korea, which is conducting industry-academic cooperation with the Korea Military Academy, also participated and expressed its will to cooperate with the Korea Military Academy.

As a technology partner of ANSYS Korea, Morai is collaborating in the field of autonomous driving simulation testing and verification, and is also working closely for this industry-academia cooperation between the Korea Military Academy, ANSYS, and Morai.

This collaboration between Morai and the Korea Military Academy aims to foster technical talents in the defense sector who will lead future defense innovation through education and research in new technology fields such as M&S (Modeling and Simulation) and manned and unmanned weapon systems, and to lay the foundation for an advanced science and technology military.
br />Moray and the Korea Military Academy plan to cooperate in areas such as the development of research and learning programs for professors and cadets, exchange of software academic materials and information, and conduct advanced defense technology research and joint projects, development of educational programs, and field training.

MORAI is donating its autonomous driving simulation software, MORAI SIM, to support education and research by professors and cadets at the Korea Military Academy.

M&S can virtually reproduce actual combat situations to improve soldiers' tactical judgment and response capabilities and allow for repeated training in various scenarios.

Additionally, it is considered an essential technology in the defense field because it can be used to evaluate performance and derive optimal designs through a virtual environment during the development and verification process of weapon systems.

Morai’s solutions provide virtual environments and operational scenarios for next-generation unmanned weapon systems, including multi-purpose unmanned vehicles, through digital twin and simulation technologies to help test and verify the performance of unmanned weapon systems.

Professor Kim Joo-hee of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, head of the Industry-Academic Cooperation Group at the Korea Military Academy, said, “We expect that through our collaboration with Morai, we will be able to provide cadets with a cutting-edge educational environment utilizing autonomous driving simulation and digital twin technology, allowing them to receive more effective learning and training.” He added, “Based on this agreement, we will work to strengthen the technological capabilities of cadets at the Korea Military Academy and further develop defense R&D.”

Morai Jeong Ji-won, CEO, said, “As Defense Innovation 4.0 is being promoted, simulation technology is receiving attention as an important technology for the development and operation of weapon systems in the future battlefield environment.” He added, “We are pleased to cooperate with the Korea Military Academy to strengthen the digital technology capabilities of cadets at the Korea Military Academy, who will become the core force of our country’s future national defense, and to develop defense technology.”He said, "I will do it."

He continued, “We will actively cooperate to contribute to the fostering of cutting-edge science and technology forces and technological advancement through practical educational programs and joint research.”