• The Army is expected to fit 11,376 training drones with batteries from domestic startup Remplir, replacing low-cost Chinese cells, with delivery by year end.
  • Chinese products held about 80% of South Korea’s drone battery market in 2023, a supply-chain security risk now driving domestic alternatives.
  • The 29.5 billion won project is the first large-scale buy in an Army plan to train 500,000 drone warriors and secure 110,000 drones by 2029.