South Korea starts 30 billion won AI project for weapon maintenance
See how this story connectsThe Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Industry and Trade held the kick-off report for the RAM-C AI agent project on 4 November 2026 at the Daejeon Convention Center, attended by about 100 people from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), the Army, Navy and Air Force, the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses and the Defense Agency for Technology and Quality. The four-year project has a budget of 30 billion won and will use AI on military logistics big data to advise when to service weapons and how many spare parts to hold at the lowest cost. KAI is the lead research institution. It will first be applied to the K-2 tank, the Maritime Surveillance Radar-II and the FA-50 fighter, which are in service now.
Why it matters
The system is meant to tell the military when to service each weapon and how many spare parts to hold, and it is expected to help domestic parts makers manage discontinued parts.
- When
- 4 Nov 2026
- ID
WTA-N-2026-0654- Where
- South Korea
- Who
- Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Korea Aerospace Industries, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses, Defense Agency for Technology and Quality
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WTA-N-2026-0654: “South Korea starts 30 billion won AI project for weapon maintenance.” wheresthe.ai, 4 Nov 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/kr-south-korea-starts-30-billion-won-ai-project-for-weapon-m-2026-11/ (source: Yonhap).
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