LIG Nex1

Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly system improve employees quality of life and work efficiency LIG Nex1 (CEO: Shin Ick-hyun) was selected as one of the 2025 Koreas Best Work-Life Balance Companies by the Ministry of Employment and Labor. The ministry annually selects the countrys best work-life balance companies. This promotes a culture of work-life balance for workers through institutional support by awarding companies that have established healthy and productive working environments. The selection is made through quantitative and qualitative evaluation of domestic companies based on such criteria as flexible working arrangements and welfare programs. This year marks the second time that the ministry has awarded the best work-life balance companies; a total of 183 companies received the 2025 awards. LIG Nex1 was honored by being awarded in the category of flexible working arrangements in this years award ceremony. The company was highly recognized for continuous support for work-life balance of employees through its flexible start system, which allows employees autonomy and balanced lifestyles, family-friendly systems, and activities for work culture improvement. LIG Nex1 maintains various welfare programs aimed at building family-friendly management and sound corporate culture. The company operates in-company childcare centers in its Pangyo, Yongin, and Gumi establishments, and offers child support programs customized for different development stages including cash gifts for school entrance from kindergarten to high school and college tuition support. The excellence of the companys welfare programs and family-friendly management has been acknowledged since 2017 through its certification as one of the family-friendly companies by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. In addition, LIG Nex1 continues to boost work efficiency and productivity. It supports this through the L-Fresh Holiday Program, which helps employees recharge and pursue self-development, and Family Day which invites family members to spend quality time together.

23,000 heads of cabbage kimchi delivered over 8 years: genuine efforts for shared growth LIG Nex1 (CEO: Shin Ick-hyun) held the 2025 Year-end Kimjang Kimchi Sharing Event with partner companies at its 2 Pangyo House on November 27. President Shin of LIG Nex1 attended the event along with CEO Chae Jae-ho of Talos, Chair of the A1 Society, Chairman Noh Man-ho of the Seongnam City Social Welfare Council, and other leaders of local welfare institutions in a meaningful gathering of promoting the value of mutual growth. The A1 Society comprises LIG Nex1s major partner companies, known for their outstanding technological competence. The 3,350 heads of cabbage kimchi prepared for the event are to be delivered to vulnerable groups such as elderly people living alone and teenage breadwinners through welfare organizations associated with the Seongnam City Social Welfare Council. LIG Nex1 has maintained its year-end kimchi sharing event since 2018, delivering a total of 23,000 heads of napa cabbage kimchi through the years. CEO Shin said, We hope that the kimjang kimchi sharing event organized with our partner companies will bring some comfort to our disadvantaged neighbors.

Sharing of memorable moments and expressing gratitude for employees and family members in a good example of family-friendly management LIG Nex1 (CEO: Shin Ick-hyun) continues and expands its family-friendly management activities to promote communication with employees and build sound corporate culture. From October 24 to 26, the company invited around 230 employees and family members for the Halloween Camp event in Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do. A variety of activities such as a disguise contest, chestnut collecting, and dalgona candy making were offered for participants to share memorable moments. LIG Nex1s special camping program is held twice a year, in spring and fall. Family members can connect with one another and recharge in nature. Also in October, the Family Day event was organized in the companys Gumi House with over 750 employees, spouses, and children. Starting with CEO Shins welcome address, numerous programs were offered including an introduction to the company, viewing of exhibits, and experience activities for all family members such as a magic show, sketch wall, water rockets, and sticker painting. This year, the company also held programs such as: - Letters to Parents, sending carnations and a CEOs letter to employees parents - Movie Day, enjoying the latest movies with loved ones, including family and friends - Spring Family Day camping for family members - Healing Day LIG Nex1 has practiced family-friendly management to create a happy workplace and a harmonious organizational culture since 2011 through varied events held in different establishments. Family invitation events have settled down as a major part of its corporate culture, enhancing the understanding of family members about the company and enabling them to experience its vision and organizational culture based on the family-friendly management philosophy of LIG Nex1. A company official said, We hope that these events will provide a meaningful occasion for family members to create precious memories at the company in this beautiful season of fall. We will continue to promote a pleasant and healthy organizational culture in the future.

Invitation for partner companies to attend DS 2025 global exhibition in Thailand Support programs including a mutual cooperation fund, technical support, quality control, industrial safety, and defense technology protection LIG Nex1 (CEO: Shin Ick-hyun) is accelerating its mutual growth efforts for partner companies from technological development, quality control, and safety measures to support overseas expansion. The company announced that it invited the A1 Society member companies to observe the global defense environment and seek new market opportunities at the Defense Security 2025 exhibition held in Bangkok, Thailand from November 10 to 13. The A1 Society comprises LIG Nex1s leading partner companies, renowned for their technological expertise and competitive edge in overseas exports. The company actively supports their participation in domestic and international exhibitions to help secure orders and expand markets. For example, it opened an exhibition hall for the A1 Society joint exhibitions at the site of ADEX 2025 held on October 27. During the exhibition, ten companies including Talos, Kukdong Telecommunications, Hope Airtech, SEAELEC, MICROINFINITY, Qnion, DIGITRON, VITZRO MILTECH, DANAM Systems, and Daeyoung M Tech introduced their key products. LIG Nex1 also maintained a joint gallery for its partners at Indo Defence, a global defense exposition held in Indonesia in June. At the same time, LIG Nex1 conducts support activities to boost business partner companies capabilities, including: - Mutual cooperation funds for management operations - Technical support for domestic production of key components, reliability tests, and more - Quality control for certifications and improvements - Industrial safety measures - Defense technology protection - ESG management Notably, the company implements the delivery price linkage system that it introduced to minimize partner companies loss due to changes in the costs of raw materials in 2024. This effort was recognized in December last year when it received the Fair Trade Commission Chairpersons Prize for Outstanding Practices in Subcontract Payment Linkage. LIG Nex1 plans to further strengthen its support for sustainable growth of partner companies through project identification and support in the field of defense, management and diversification of supply chain, as well as building trust and partnership.

Acknowledged as a cutting-edge technology company that designs defense for the future LIG Nex1 (CEO: Shin Ick-hyun) received the Minister of National Defense Award in the group category at the 2025 Korea IT Service Innovation Awards on November 12. The Korea IT Service Innovation Awards, jointly hosted by the Korea Society of IT Services and the Korea Information Technology Service Industry Association, recognize IT groups and individuals for achievements in technological and employment innovation. The Minister of Defense Award in the group category is granted to a group that has contributed to the technological and industrial development in IT in Korea through IT service development, promotion of business activities, and overseas expansion. LIG Nex1 is a cutting-edge technology company designing future defense and developing high-performance weapon systems throughout land, sea, and air. It has been recognized as a leader in smart defense digital conversion by not only manufacturing hardware but applying the technologies from the 4th Industrial Revolution to defense system, developing software-based intelligent systems and future battlefield solutions. It builds next-generation defense systems through proactive investment in advanced IT technologies essential for future defense. It elevates the Korean defense industrys status with major global exports, leveraging its unrivalled technological competence. The award highly recognizes its role as an IT engine for K-defense, positioning it as a global technology leader through tangible achievements. An official from LIG Nex1 commented, Development of cutting-edge weapon systems and global export are results of global acknowledgement of the companys software-based IT service capabilities. The award represents formal recognition of our company as a cutting-edge technology and IT service innovator, shaping thedefense environment of the future.

Chairman Koo Bon-sang among the team that visited Korean War veterans during DS exhibition in Thailand Visits made to Korean War veterans in six countries including France, Colombia, and the U.K. this year in continued support for veterans and families During the period of the Defense Security (DS) 2025 exhibition held in Thailand, LIG Nex1 (CEO: Shin Ick-hyun) paid a visit to the Thai-Korean War Veterans Association to express gratitude in honor of the sacrifice and bravery of the veterans who fought in the Korean War. Chairman Koo Bon-sang of LIG and executives of LIG Nex1 visiting Thailand to participate in DS 2025, a global defense exhibition, met Thai veterans of the Korean War and presented souvenirs to pay tribute to the noble sacrifice of those who fought for Koreas freedom and peace. The Royal Thai Army dispatched 6,326 soldiers to the Korean War and suffered a great loss, with 136 of them dying and about 1,200 getting wounded. In November last year, Rod Asanapan, a Korean War veteran of the Thai Medical Corps, became the first Thai veteran buried in the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan. LIG Nex1 is carrying out diversified activities for the Korean War veterans by, for example, inviting veterans from the U.S., Colombia, France, and the U.K. to Korea and supporting the UN Memorial Cemetery in Korea. The company pledges continued support for veterans from different countries and their families in the future. An official from LIG Nex1 said, We owe the freedom and prosperity that we enjoy today to the dedication and sacrifice of veterans of the Korean War. We will continue our efforts to remember and honor those who devoted themselves to the freedom and peace of the Republic of Korea.

Comprehensive defense solutions encompassing land, sea, and air to be presented Naval combat system, M-SAM, SAAM, and KGGB to be on display LIG Nex1 (CEO: Shin Ick-hyun) attends the Defense Security (DS) 2025 exhibition held in Bangkok, Thailand from November 10 to 13. DS Thailand is a comprehensive biennial defense industry exhibition covering land, sea, and air. This year marks the 12th DS event, and more than 500 defense companies from 50 countries will participate. Participants from defense ministries and interested parties from various countries will also take part in the exhibition organized under the theme, The Power of Partnership. LIG Nex1 intends to present innovative defense technologies for the future comprising land, sea, and air. In this relation, comprehensive defense solutions for army and air force including KP-SAM, M-SAM, Raybolt, and KGGB will be presented with a focus on the navy defense system featuring the naval combat system (CMS), SAAM, C-Star, and Blue Shark. An official from LIG Nex1 commented, In accordance with the theme, The Power of Partnership, for this years exhibition, we will go beyond simple sales of weapon systems to cooperate and generate synergy with not only Thai military but also partners from the local defense industry.

Development of next-generation communication systems to lead hyper-connectivity, super-intelligence and networking Support for high-speed, high-volume data transmission and reception using varied military platforms and civilian commercial base station networks LIG Nex1 is entering into the development of next-generation communication systems equipment optimized for rear operations in the Republic of Korea. The company announced that it signed a contract for a rear area sub-division level tactical communication system (rear area tactical communication system hereinafter) in the first rapid demonstration project led by the countrys army. The project, worth KRW 9.7 billion, will run until 2027. The rear area tactical communication system uses existing infrastructure of civilian commercial communication networks (5G/LTE) to support high-speed, high-volume data transmission and reception of various military platforms. Notably, it can overcome the weakness of the armys conventional tactical mobile communication system that has limited network coverage and can be linked with satellite communication terminals in rear areas to assist a commanders rapid decision making without interruption in any operational environment. In this project, LIG Nex1 will develop communication devices interoperable with commercial communication networks through cooperation with KT and SKT. Each device will be produced in modular forms applicable to a variety of platform systems and the network can be automatically switched to army satellite network or alternative networks in case of commercial network disruption, thereby contributing to the reinforcement of military capability. An official from LIG Nex1 noted, With the rapid advancement and sophistication of weapon systems based on hyper-connectivity, super-intelligence, and networking, swift development of next-generation communication is emerging as a major national challenge. Based on LIG Nex1s technological competence and expertise regarding the tactical multiband multirole radio (TMMR), command and control, and space projects, we will accelerate the development of a next-generation communication system that will contribute to our military capability in the future.

LIG Nex1 (CEO: Shin Ick-hyun) participated in environmental cleanup activities for restoration of the ecosystem along with key local institutions and companies including the Seongnam City Government (Mayor: Shin Sang-jin). The companys employees voluntarily joined in the collection of invasive species using skimming nets and casting nets in and around Bundang Lake in Bundang Central Park, which was organized by the city government on November 4. The volunteer event was even more meaningful because it was carried out as part of LIG Nex1s ESG efforts aimed at building a sustainable ecological environment along with the local community. An official from LIG Nex1 said, Social responsibility of businesses starts with consistent practices rather than one-off events. We will continue our ESG efforts for the protection of the local ecosystem in the future. LIG Nex1 signed a business agreement contract of mutual cooperation for environmental protection with the city of Seongnam last September and expressed its intention to actively engage in various environmental protection and biodiversity promotion programs that the city implements.

Full-scale development of top-tier climate payload currently available Visible light infrared optical payload; high spatiotemporal resolution observation data to be provided year-round LIG Nex1 publicly announced that it signed an agreement to develop a climate payload for a geostationary weather and space weather satellite (Cheollian Satellite 5). The contract value is about KRW 300 billion and the development is set to be completed by 2031. Cheollian Satellite 5, which will be launched in 2031, is a global top-level next-generation weather satellite that will provide real-time, around-the-clock observations of weather and space weather from 36,000 km above the equator. A follow-on satellite for Cheollian Satellite 2A, it will supply high spatiotemporal resolution data year-round for early detection of dangerous weather signals and increased accuracy of weather forecasts. Through the agreement, LIG Nex1 will solidify its leadership in the domestic satellite industry and related technologies by becoming the first private Korean company to secure geostationary satellite heritage in both satellite buses and payload. Ahead of this, the company signed an agreement to develop Cheollian Satellite 5s system and bus with Korea Meteorological Administration, Korea AeroSpace Administration, and Korea Meteorological Institute last April. Notably, it has recently completed the construction of the satellite system assembly facility at its Daejeon House on October 15, where satellite assembly, integration, and testing can be done. This is expected to reduce transport time and minimize the risks that can occur during development.