The excellence of K-drone technology is currently being proven on the world stage. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), and the Korea Institute of Aviation Safety Technology (KIAST), recently announced that exports by Korean drone companies in 2023 reached KRW14.4 billion. Major export destinations are advanced drone countries such as the United States, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, and France.
Export items include not only aircraft, parts, and software such as drone aircraft for light shows, solar surveillance services, construction site management systems, drone stations and data platforms, and drone soccer equipment — but also drone utilization services. Drone aircraft accounted for the majority at 80%, followed by hardware such as parts (8%), software (1%), and services (11%).

The achievements and significance of Korean companies are attributable to their long years of steady efforts in developing new technologies by taking on the challenges of new industrial fields. MOLIT has been supporting excellent companies through drone technology commercialization support projects, and overseas expansion support projects. In 2023, MOLIT has held four overseas drone road shows with drone companies, and formed a K-drone delegation to help them participate in the world-class U.S. drone exhibition.
A spokesperson for MOLIT explained, “We plan to invite a wide range of overseas guests to the Korea Drone Expo so that overseas exports can further expand next year,” adding, “We will work to ensure that through overseas drone road shows, Korea’s drone products and services can be sold globally, and excellent K-drone products can be exported.”

 
 
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