🚀 FUNZIN, the AIoT specialist moving forward with joy, brings you our June updates! 😁

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We are excited to share another collection of FUNZIN’s latest achievements and news in this month’s newsletter.

• FUNZIN Summit – The Decision
• Successful Real-Time Demonstration of DAPA-Led Counter-Drone Systems for Maneuver Equipment and Infantry
• KWM: A Complete Overview of Kill-Web Matching
• FUNZIN Participates in InLEX KOREA 2026
• FUNZIN AI in Action

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In her welcome remarks, Shirly, CEO of FUNZIN, described FUNZIN’s past 20 years through three meanings of IoT.

The first was Inter Operability Test. FUNZIN began with technologies that connect people in the mobile communications field, building its technical capabilities alongside the growth of Korea’s telecommunications industry.

The second was Internet of Things. As the era expanded from connecting people to connecting things, FUNZIN carried out a range of IoT projects and accumulated expertise in sensors and network technologies. Through this journey, FUNZIN confirmed a clear direction: sensors generate data, networks deliver data, and AI understands the world through data.

The third was In Spite Of That, meaning “against all odds.” Whether challenging new technologies, entering new markets, or stepping into the demanding field of defense, FUNZIN faced countless difficulties. In spite of that, FUNZIN continued to take on challenges, refused to give up, and kept moving forward.

This message continued into the first presentation of The Decision Part 1, titled “In Spite of That, We Decide,” delivered by Shirly. This was followed by a presentation from Jeon Ji-hoon, Head of the AIoT Business Division, who introduced KWM as an AI Advisor and explained how an AI-based command and decision support system can contribute to decision-making on future battlefields. Kim Jong-oh, Head of the AA Office, then presented target recognition and battlefield awareness technologies, focusing on FAIP-mil-sensor for target recognition and FAIP-Being, an ontology for understanding the battlefield.

After the networking session, The Decision Part 2 continued with more detailed presentations on decision-making technologies, on-device AI, and world models. Kang Han-na, Head of the AIoT Innovation Office, introduced optimal mission assignment and decision-making technologies through FAIP-mil-Decision for Weapon Target Assignment (WTA). Executive Director Uhm Ki-tae shared the potential of an on-device AI Advisor, centered on AISS, a solution for command and control of unmanned systems. Finally, Shin Seung-hoon, CTO of FUNZIN, presented how world model-based technologies can play a role in future battlefield environments through FUNZIN’s world model platform, FAIP-MIN&D.

This summit served as an opportunity to see how FUNZIN’s accumulated expertise in communications, IoT, sensors, networks, and AI is expanding into decision support technologies for the defense sector. It was especially meaningful in that FUNZIN shared its core technology philosophy: the role of AI is not to replace people, but to support better human judgment in complex battlefield environments.

Over the past 20 years, FUNZIN has connected people to people and things to things. Now, FUNZIN is building a future that connects AI and people, sensors and decisions, and countless agents.

With FUNZIN Summit as a new milestone, FUNZIN will continue advancing defense AI technologies that contribute to the development of the Republic of Korea’s defense capabilities and national security.

Defense AI That Detects Even Invisible Threats

On June 4, FUNZIN participated in the Showcase of Counter-Drone Systems for Maneuver Platforms and Infantry, hosted by DAPA (Defense Acquisition Program Administration) at Seungjin Training Center.

Counter-drone operations are not limited to directly neutralizing the drone itself. It is also critical to identify the source of enemy drone control signals and use that information to strike the GCS (Ground Control Station), fundamentally disabling the threat.

In this demonstration, FUNZIN showcased two core solutions: KWM-Ocelot, an AI electromagnetic spectrum reconnaissance system that detects and analyzes enemy electromagnetic signals, and KWM-stA, a MOSA-based MUM-T C2 software solution that generates, assigns, and controls missions for manned-unmanned teaming operations.

In particular, KWM-stA was used as an unmanned system mission control product during the demonstration. Based on the operational situation, it generated autonomous missions and assigned them to a drone equipped with KWM-Ocelot. The KWM-Ocelot-equipped drone then conducted autonomous flight, collected wideband signals across the mission area, and used AI analysis to infer the location of the enemy drone operator.

The detected target information was then linked back to KWM-stA. KWM-stA comprehensively analyzed factors such as distance to the target, travel time, effective range, and current mission status to recommend the optimal response asset.

The final engagement was conducted through a human-in-the-loop process approved by the commander. This reflects FUNZIN’s direction for defense AI: AI does not replace human judgment, but supports commanders in making faster and more accurate decisions in complex battlefield environments.

Based on more than a decade of accumulated communications engineering expertise, as well as validation experience from the Army TIGER Boost Project, combat experiments, and Joint Live Fire Exercise, FUNZIN has continued to verify its defense AI capabilities. This demonstration confirmed that these technologies are expanding into future battlefield counter-drone operations and manned-unmanned teaming.

FUNZIN will continue advancing AI-based technologies for electromagnetic spectrum analysis, signal source detection, autonomous mission generation and assignment, and response asset recommendation, contributing to the Republic of Korea military’s enhanced counter-drone capabilities.

The first and only AI Advisor to conduct training with the Republic of Korea military: KWM.

KWM, FUNZIN’s AI command and decision support system, is a core defense AI solution that supports commanders in making faster decisions and helps implement a Sensor-to-Shooter structure.

This video provides a clear overview of the different products within the KWM brand, including KWM-Ocelot and KWM-stA, explaining the role each product plays and how they are connected within a single integrated system.