The Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI, President Shin Hee-dong) is making a full-fledged effort to advance the Navy's maintenance technology by jointly developing core ICT technologies with the Naval Maintenance Depot.

KETI will sign a 'Business Agreement for Joint Research on Condition-Based and Remote Maintenance Support Systems' with the Naval Logistics Command Maintenance Depot (hereinafter referred to as the Naval Maintenance Depot, Director Choi Heon-sik) at its headquarters in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, on the 7th.

KETI and the Naval Maintenance Depot agreed to pursue joint R&D on core technologies for the convergence and advancement of condition-based maintenance systems and remote maintenance support systems, starting with this business agreement.

Condition-based maintenance (CBM) is a process of checking the status in real time and performing necessary maintenance by utilizing data obtained through sensors within the weapon system.

The Navy is currently expanding its remote maintenance support system to numerous ships and island bases to prepare for the decline in the military service population, and is focusing on advancing the condition-based maintenance system to advance technology in the future ship maintenance field.

KETI is Korea's leading public research institute in the electronics and IT fields. It possesses core next-generation information and communication technologies such as short-range wireless communication, VR/AR, and digital holography, and is developing promising ICT services such as digital content, smart media, and virtual training systems.
> In the future, the two organizations plan to continue cooperation in the following areas: △joint research on core technologies for condition-based maintenance systems and remote maintenance support systems, △technology consulting related to VR/XR and digital twins, △sharing of core technology information such as advanced material components and convergence systems, and △joint use of advanced research equipment.

In particular, the plan is to contribute to the defense science and maintenance innovation promoted by the Navy by grafting KETI's core VR/XR technologies and advanced materials and parts technologies required for remote maintenance into the maintenance environment of the Navy's maintenance depot.

KETI President Shin Hee-dong said, “KETI is focusing on fostering core future ICT information and communication technologies through the country’s best virtual fusion technology, VR/XR content, and metaverse service technology,” and added, “I hope that the collaboration between the two organizations will be of great help in achieving the goal of becoming a strong AI science and technology force in the rapidly changing defense environment.”