{
  "id": 15678650,
  "title": "Doosan Enerbility, LIG D&A team up to develop guided weapon engines",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/doosan-enerbility-lig-d-a-team-up-to-develop-guided-weapon-engines-15678650",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T01:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261020/doosan-enerbility-lig-da-team-up-to-develop-guided-weapon-engines"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Doosan Enerbility and LIG Defense & Aerospace have entered into a partnership to jointly develop engines for guided weapons, according to a memorandum of understanding signed on Monday. The collaboration aims to capitalize on the rising global demand for advanced defense systems.\n\nSon Seung-woo, the head of Doosan Enerbility's Power Service Business Group, and Park Tae-sik, the head of LIG D&A's missile systems business division, signed the agreement at Doosan Tower in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province.\n\nAs part of the MOU, LIG D&A will take the lead in developing guided weapon systems, while Doosan Enerbility will focus on creating engines to power them. By combining LIG D&A's expertise in precision-guided weapons with Doosan Enerbility's engine technologies, the partnership seeks to bolster their competitiveness in the global defense market.",
  "summary": "Doosan Enerbility said Tuesday it will collaborate with LIG Defense & Aerospace (LIG D&A) to develop engines for guided weapons amid growing global demand for defense systems. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate on the development, testing, verification and certification of propulsion systems for guided weapons. Under the agreement, LIG D&A will oversee the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Doosan Enerbility, LIG D&A team up to develop guided weapon engines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/doosan-enerbility-lig-d-a-team-up-to-develop-guided-weapon-engines",
        "published": "2026-10-20T00:24:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Doosan Enerbility, LIG D&A team up to develop guided weapon engines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/doosan-enerbility-lig-d-a-team-up-to-develop-guided-weapon-engines-15675029",
        "published": "2026-10-20T00:37:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}