LIG D&A faces growing hurdles in global arms export amid bribery scandal

LIG Defense & Aerospace (LIG D&A) is facing significant challenges in its global arms export business due to an ongoing bribery scandal. The Seoul Administrative Court is set to hear a case on Thursday regarding the company's request to suspend the enforcement of a two-year government bidding ban imposed by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).

The ban stems from allegations that LIG D&A's executives offered bribes worth hundreds of millions of won to a DAPA employee during a weapons development project bidding process. The company denies the allegations and has sought a temporary suspension of the penalty, which is currently in place until November 20. The potential disruption of the two-year government bidding ban could have severe implications for LIG D&A's business structure, as 64.5 percent, or 2.78 trillion won ($2.07 billion), of the company's revenue comes from government and public institution clients.

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