Hanwha Systems (CEO Eoh Seong-cheol) has secured the technology to localize the Engineering Control System (ECS) for naval vessels for the first time in Korea, enabling the efficient operation of domestic warships while also gaining export competitiveness.

Hanwha Systems announced on the 8th that it has successfully completed the 'Common SW for Ship Integrated Engine Control System' development project led by the Defense Rapid Acquisition Technology Research Institute, securing core ECS technologies applicable to all surface ships and verifying their suitability for ship installation.

With this, the technological limitations of the ECS field, which had been dependent on overseas sources, have been overcome, and full-scale localization is now within reach.

The equipment developed through this project is scheduled to be used for training purposes to enable our Navy to quickly and smoothly adapt to the domestically produced ECS.

ECS is a core piece of equipment that can improve the efficient operation, maneuverability, survivability, and combat performance of a ship by enabling operation, monitoring, and control through the mutual integration and connection of the ship's propulsion, power, auxiliary equipment, and damage control systems based on a single network.

To date, the Electronic Control Systems (ECS) installed on our Navy's vessels have been foreign products varying by ship type, which has limited domestic follow-on logistical support and performance upgrades. Furthermore, as surface ship propulsion systems have diversified from mechanical to hybrid and electric systems, the need for the localization of ECS applicable to all vessels has emerged.

Kim Young-ho, Vice President of Hanwha Systems, stated, “Hanwha Systems will take the lead in realizing a ‘SMART Navy’ by securing foundational technologies for the integration of ECS, IBS, and CMS—key elements of a Smart Battle Ship—and laying the groundwork for the automation of future advanced warships.” He added, “We look forward to participating in future ECS system development to pave the way for the localization of ECS for newly built vessels as well as for existing operational ships equipped with foreign equipment. Furthermore, we plan to actively pursue entry into the global defense market by securing export competitiveness.”

Meanwhile, Hanwha Systems has been securing core technologies for the localization of ECS step by step, starting with the development of core technologies to control the propulsion and auxiliary equipment systems of naval vessels in 2014, including the development of 'Naval Propulsion System Dynamic Simulation SW,' a key technology capable of optimizing naval vessel design, and 'Naval Propulsion System Condition-Based Diagnosis SW,' which provides fault diagnosis and maintenance recommendation functions through the diagnosis and analysis of naval vessel conditions.