The electronic communications headquarters (Yongin Plant) of mid-sized company STX Engine is moving forward with establishing an all-round coastal surveillance system using intelligent coastal surveillance radar technology.

STX Engine announced on the 1st that it will challenge the 'Coastal Surveillance Radar-II System Development Project' being conducted by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration based on its specialized technology in the field of coastal surveillance radar and its experience in developing proven coastal surveillance equipment.

STX Engine's Electronic Communication Headquarters completed the development of a state-of-the-art intelligent export-grade coastal surveillance radar (GPS-800K) in June 2020 with support from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and the Defense Agency for Technology and Quality. The GPS-800K applied already-proven technologies such as the semiconductor power amplifier (SSPA) of the new detection radar operated by our Navy, and small target detection and tracking.

GPS-800K has passed the official agency operation test evaluation conducted on the west coast and successfully completed military demonstration operation on the east coast, proving that it can be operated in any coastal environment. This equipment has been introduced to domestic and international stakeholders through exhibitions such as the International Maritime Safety Exhibition and MADEX.

STX Engine Electronics and Communications Headquarters has developed various radars for coastal surveillance and ships for 30 years since the days of Daewoo Telecommunications, the predecessor of radar and sonar. It is a specialized company in the development and production of coastal and maritime surveillance radars, having first developed and deployed the GPS-98K, currently in operation along our coast, in 1998.

Even after powering up several radars, we have focused our capabilities on radar optimization and performance improvement along with continuous operation and maintenance support. The recently developed coastal surveillance radar for export was also developed by applying the technology of the globalization trend and the 4th industrial revolution era based on the accumulated technology and know-how of over 30 years.

An official from STX Engine’s electronic communications headquarters said, “Our country’s coastal environment is constantly exposed to various threats, including unidentified small targets,” adding, “It is essential to develop coastal surveillance radars with proven detection performance anytime, anywhere.”

STX Engine Electronic Communication Headquarters plans to take the lead in developing the optimal coastal surveillance radar capable of monitoring various coastal threats from all directions by upgrading and enhancing the equipment developed so far while preparing for changes in the military's environmental environment by integrating the know-how and technologies accumulated so far in response to changes in the coastal surveillance environment of our military.