UCONSYSTEM

What UCONSYSTEM does

UCONSYSTEM (유콘시스템(주)) is a South Korean unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer headquartered in Daejeon, founded in 2001 by co-CEOs Song Jae-geun (송재근) and Jun Yong-woo (전용우) as a subsidiary of the Fooseung/Hooseong Group. The company designs, manufactures, and integrates drone hardware and software across three primary segments: military (Remoeye surveillance/reconnaissance UAVs, Drone Killer anti-drone interceptors, Aerostat tethered platforms, T-Rotor tiltrotor), agricultural (Remopam/Remofarm pesticide and granular spraying drones), and industrial/civil (Remo-M fixed-wing surveying drones, structural inspection UAVs, power facility inspection systems for KEPCO). Its core technical differentiator is the proprietary Stolus navigation software — the first drone-industry GS (Good Software) Grade 1 certified product in Korea — which fuses MEMS IMU and GPS data and includes GPS-jamming-resilient alternative navigation.

Revenue is generated through multi-stream hardware sales (military, agricultural, industrial drone units), professional services (drone pilot training, KRW 20 billion 2016 sales target reflecting scale ambition), custom development (e.g., KRW 36.5 billion KSLV-II ground control system contract with KARI), contract spraying for agriculture, and software licensing enabled by government-recognized certifications. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales to defense and government customers, public procurement channels (the company is the first domestic drone supplier via the Public Procurement Service), a nationwide agricultural dealer network in 13+ regions, and international export via trade shows. Customer concentration is anchored on the Korean Army (300+ units deployed by 2017), with diversifying traction in government procurement (Public Procurement Service), utilities (KEPCO), aerospace research (KARI), and logistics (Hyundai Logistics), alongside early export interest from Mongolia and Indonesia.

Name

UCONSYSTEM

Legal name

유콘시스템 주식회사

Website

https://uconsystem.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Short description

UCONSYSTEM is a South Korean UAV manufacturer serving defense, agricultural, and industrial customers with proprietary hardware and GS-certified Stolus navigation software, anchored by Korean military deployments and expanding into commercial drone markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Yusong

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. UAV/Drone Hardware Sales: Sale of manufactured UAV systems including military drones, agricultural drones, industrial drones, aerostats, and anti-drone systems. Single-unit hardware sales to government agencies, military, and commercial customers.
2. Navigation/Control Software Licensing: Licensing of proprietary software including the GS-certified Stolus navigation software. Software quality certifications (GS, SP) enable priority government procurement and third-party single-source contracts.
3. Drone Pilot Training Services: Drone operator training programs, including specialized training for non-visual-range autonomous flight. The company trained approximately 70+ military drone operators across 4 batches, with plans to train ~300 more over ~3 years.
4. Custom Development / Technology Co-Development: Joint development of drone systems with partners including Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) for launch vehicle ground control systems and other defense/science projects.
5. Pesticide Spraying Services (Agricultural): Contract spraying services using agricultural drones for farms, including free spraying services for elderly/small-scale farmers in collaboration with local governments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UCONSYSTEM designs, manufactures, and sells unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems and proprietary drone navigation software for military, industrial, and agricultural applications. Its product portfolio includes military surveillance drones (Remoeye series), anti-drone interceptors (Drone Killer), aerostat tethered surveillance platforms, tiltrotor drones, agricultural spraying drones (Remopam/Remofarm), industrial mapping/inspection drones, and the GS-certified Stolus navigation software. The company also develops the ground control system for Korea's KSLV-II space launch vehicle under contract with KARI.

Product overview

UCONSYSTEM (유콘시스템(주)) is a Korean unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV/drone) manufacturer offering an integrated portfolio of drones across three market segments: industrial (spatial information/mapping, structural inspection, facility/coastal surveillance), agricultural (Remopam pesticide/seed spraying drone with GS-certified navigation software Stolus), and military (Remoeye surveillance drones, Drone Killer anti-drone interceptor, Aerostat tethered surveillance systems, T-Rotor multi-copter). The company also develops space launch vehicle ground control systems for Korea's KSLV-II program. UCONSYSTEM differentiates itself through fully domestic development of both hardware and software, including its GS-certified Stolus navigation software, and is one of the few Korean companies developing both civilian and defense drone systems with autonomous flight capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RemoFarm (리모팜): Agricultural drone for pesticide spraying and seeding applications
• RemoEye (리모아이)
• T-rotor (티로터)
• Aerostat (에어로스탯)
• Stolus (스톨루스)
• Drone Killer (드론킬러)

Products and services

• UCONSYSTEM Industrial Drones (REMOM / REMOCOPTER series) Industrial UAV platform offered in multiple variants including REMOM-001 for spatial information/GIS mapping, REMOCOPTER-004 for structural inspection, and T-Rotor for facility/coastal surveillance. Supports long-endurance operations and multi-sensor payloads for civil infrastructure monitoring, intended for government agencies, utilities, and commercial inspection customers.
• Remopam (리모팜) Agricultural Drone Domestically developed agriculture drone for pesticide spraying, granular seeding, and fertilizer application. Features one-touch automatic flight spraying, automatic return, flight-speed-based spray volume adjustment, and GPS-disruption-resistant alternative navigation. Priced at KRW 35 million per unit with up to 80% government subsidy eligibility. Targeted at individual farmers, agricultural cooperatives, and local government agricultural programs in South Korea.
• Remoeye Series Military Surveillance Drones Military-grade small UAV series including Remoeye-002B and Remoeye-006A for surveillance and reconnaissance missions. Deployed with the Korean military with 300+ units supplied by 2017 for battalion-level reconnaissance. Features beyond-visual-line-of-sight and night flight capability. Targeted at the Republic of Korea Army and other defense customers.
• Drone Killer (드론킬러) Anti-Drone System Small UAV strike/interceptor system for military counter-drone operations. Automatically tracks and collides with or hooks enemy small UAVs using onboard video imagery. Max speed 150 km/h+, max flight time 30+ minutes, max altitude 1,000 m. Targeted at military and homeland security customers.
• Aerostat (에어로스탯) Tethered Surveillance Platform Tethered aerostat (airship) UAV for long-endurance surveillance. 17M model operates at 300-500 m altitude with 50-60 kg payload and 5-day endurance; 32M model operates at 1.5-2 km altitude with 300 kg payload and 15-day endurance. Carries EO/IR, radar, and electronic warfare equipment for border surveillance, coastal patrol, nuclear plant monitoring, and disaster monitoring. Targeted at military and government security agencies.
• T-Rotor (티로터) Tiltrotor Multi-copter Multi-copter drone capable of 24-hour sustained airborne surveillance for military base defense and communication relay. Described as the world's second-developed tiltrotor drone. Integrated operation with fixed-wing and T-Rotor drones in development. Targeted at military customers.
• Stolus (스톨루스) Drone Navigation Software Core navigation software developed in-house for drone autopilot. Receives data from MEMS-based IMU and integrates with GPS to provide navigation data for automatic drone flight. First in the Korean drone industry to receive GS (Good Software) certification Grade 1 from TTA. Licensed for use across UCONSYSTEM's drone portfolio and potentially third-party platforms.
• KSLV-II Launch Vehicle Ground Control System Ground control system for Korea's KSLV-II (Nuri) space launch vehicle, developed under a KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) contract valued at approximately KRW 36.5 billion. UCONSYSTEM is the sole domestic developer. Targeted at KARI and the Korean national space program.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4,000 flights/year with battalion-level drones, exceeding foreign competitors in reliability as of 2017
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Goheung County (고흥군)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOU signed April 18, 2016 for agricultural drone demonstration and promotion program. Goheung County designated as a drone regulatory-free zone. UCONSYSTEM supplied 10 agricultural drones as pilot program. Joint free spraying services for elderly/small-scale farmers. Ongoing cooperation through 2017.
• Sungwoo Engineering (성우엔지니어링)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development partner for agricultural drone core technology. Combined UCONSYSTEM's drone platform expertise with Sungwoo Engineering's capabilities to enhance equipment reliability and accelerate domestic development.
• Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI, 한국항공우주研究院)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKSLV-II (Korean Launch Vehicle) ground control system development. UCONSYSTEM selected as developer for Phase 2 Stage 1 technical service contract worth KRW 36.5 billion. Sole domestic developer of launch vehicle ground control system. Participation in space launch vehicle development from 2016.
• Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO, 한국전력)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for drone-based power facility real-time inspection. Selected for Ministry of Trade industry project for autonomous drone power line inspection. Expected annual savings of ~KRW 7.5 billion. Joint workshop held June 2016. UCONSYSTEM supplies high-performance drones for the inspection program.
• Hyundai Logistics (현대로지스틱스)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLogistics drone TF team partnership. Two test flights conducted and drone parcel pickup experiment completed in July 2016. Joint technology development for drone delivery applications in logistics sector.
• Mongolia University of Science and Technology (몽골과학기술대)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology cooperation discussions. Mongolian university visited UCONSYSTEM in February 2016 to explore local production and joint development of drones. Successful demonstration flight conducted May 18, 2016 in Mongolia at high altitude, validating UCONSYSTEM's drone performance.
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (국토교통부)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOU signed January 27, 2016 as one of 21 drone pilot program participant institutions (including KARI, Gangwon ICT Culture Agency, UCONSYSTEM, CJ Korea Express). Cooperating on testing drone operations in designated airspace and contributing to Korea's goal of commercializing 8 promising drone industries by 2020.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Skydio: US autonomous drone company specializing in inspection and public safety with strong BVLOS and autonomy capabilities. Comparable to UCONSYSTEM's industrial inspection and KEPCO power-line use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Elbit Systems: Israeli defense electronics and UAS manufacturer (Hermes, THOR C-UAS). Comparable to UCONSYSTEM across military drone surveillance, counter-UAS, and navigation/autopilot subsystems.
• Textron Systems: US defense prime producing tactical UAS (e.g., Aerosonde) and integrated C-UAS solutions. Comparable to UCONSYSTEM's military UAV and Drone Killer counter-UAS offerings.
• DJI: Global consumer and commercial drone market leader with the Agras agricultural spraying line. Competes with UCONSYSTEM in Korea's agriculture and industrial inspection markets through scale, pricing, and brand.
• Thales Group: Global aerospace and defense electronics prime with navigation systems and UAS offerings. Comparable to UCONSYSTEM's Stolus navigation software and avionics/guidance stack.
• Autel Robotics: Chinese drone maker offering prosumer and enterprise platforms including agricultural spray drones. Competes with UCONSYSTEM in agricultural and industrial inspection segments in Asia-Pacific.
• Parrot: European drone manufacturer with both consumer and professional mapping/inspection lines. Comparable to UCONSYSTEM's industrial and agricultural product portfolio, particularly for surveying and inspection use cases.

Direct peers

• AeroVironment: US-based specialist in small tactical UAS (Switchblade, Raven, Puma) for military reconnaissance — directly comparable to UCONSYSTEM's Remoeye battalion-level drones in size, mission, and customer profile.
• Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI): South Korea's flagship aerospace prime, manufacturing fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and UAVs. UCONSYSTEM partners with KAI in the Korean tiltrotor (TR-6X) consortium and KSLV-II program, competing with and complementing KAI in domestic military and aerospace programs.
• Hanwha Aerospace: Major Korean defense manufacturer producing K9 howitzers, armored vehicles, and aerospace systems including UAVs. Directly competes with UCONSYSTEM for Korean defense procurement, particularly in unmanned and surveillance systems.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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