Mason Korea’s C5I Center signs MOU to advance next-generation drone and command-and-control research

The George Mason University Korea Center of Excellence in Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Cyber and Intelligence (the C5I Center) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Cross Sentinel and Taekyung Electronics on September 1. The MOU establishes a collaborative research framework for next-generation command-and-control technologies.

The partnership brings together expertise in defense drone technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and cybersecurity to revolutionize defense and security systems.

Mason Korea Campus Dean Joshua Park told Business Korea that the agreement creates new possibilities in the future defense sector by connecting the university's research capabilities with the companies' technological prowess.

Under the agreement, the three organizations will collaborate on research and development in defense drones and unmanned systems, integration and testing of drone and command-and-control technologies, AI-enabled defense technologies, cybersecurity solutions for drone operations, and opportunities for domestic and international collaboration.

Mason Korea's C5I Center will contribute its research expertise in command and control, defense AI, and cybersecurity. Drawing on George Mason's broader C5I research capabilities and international academic network, the center will also work to expand research collaboration in Korea and strengthen connections among universities, industry, and research institutions.

Shin In-seop, director of the George Mason University C5I Center Korea, told Business Korea, "The future battlefield is changing in a direction where AI, data, command and control, cybersecurity, and unmanned systems are organically combined. This agreement will serve as a cooperation model that contributes to the development of next-generation drones and command and control systems by combining the expertise of each institution."