{
  "id": 15692661,
  "title": "LIG D&A, Doosan Enerbility team up to develop missile, aircraft engines",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/lig-d-a-doosan-enerbility-team-up-to-develop-missile-aircraft-engines",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T03:37:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261020/lig-da-doosan-enerbility-team-up-to-develop-missile-aircraft-engines"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "LIG Defense & Aerospace (LIG D&A) and Doosan Enerbility have reached a collaboration agreement to jointly develop engines for guided missiles and aircraft. This partnership aims to combine LIG D&A's missile expertise with Doosan Enerbility's turbine technology, according to a statement released by LIG D&A on Tuesday. On Monday, the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding at Doosan Tower in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. The signing ceremony was attended by key officials from both organizations, including the head of LIG D&A's missile systems business division and the head of Doosan Enerbility's power service business group.\n\nLIG D&A, formerly known as LIG Nex1, is Korea's leading manufacturer of guided weapons, which are missiles and other munitions capable of being steered towards a target after launch. The company underwent a name change in March to reflect its growing presence in the aerospace sector. Doosan Enerbility, renowned for constructing power plant equipment, is currently advancing next-generation aircraft propulsion technology, leveraging its experience in gas turbines used for electricity generation.\n\nThrough this agreement, LIG D&A and Doosan Enerbility will leverage their respective strengths to co-develop cutting-edge engines for guided missiles and aircraft. By merging their capabilities in missile development and turbine technology, the partnership seeks to create innovative propulsion systems that enhance the performance and efficiency of advanced aerial platforms.",
  "summary": "LIG Defense & Aerospace (LIG D&A) and Doosan Enerbility have agreed to jointly develop engines for guided missiles and aircraft, combining the defense firm’s missile expertise with the power equipment maker’s turbine technology, LIG D&A said Tuesday. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday at Doosan Tower in the Bundang area of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. The ceremony…",
  "key_points": [
    "LIG Defense & Aerospace (LIG D&A) partners with Doosan Enerbility.",
    "Collaboration aims to develop missile and aircraft engines.",
    "Companies combine missile expertise with turbine technology."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Merging specialized missile expertise with advanced turbine technology signals a strategic shift toward domestic self-reliance in the development of high-performance propulsion systems for advanced aerial platforms.",
  "illustration": null,
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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"
      },
      {
        "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."
}