충남도가 유치한 국방벤처센터 협약기업 2곳이 방위사업청 '방산혁신기업 100'에 선정되면서 방산 국비 100억 이상 확보에 성공했다.
충남도 남부출장소는 16일 올해 국방벤처센터의 컨설팅 지원을 받아 방위사업청 공모에 도전한 협약기업 3곳 중 2곳이 최종 선정됐다고 발표했다. 선정 기업은 논산시 (주)극동통신과 태안군 ㈜유큐브다.
방위사업청은 선정 기업 각사에 최대 5년간 50억원의 기술개발 자금을 포함한 맞춤형 지원을 제공한다. 이 공모는 정부가 미래 국방기술 혁신을 주도할 우수 기업을 발굴하기 위해 추진했다.
국방벤처센터는 지난해에 이어 올해 2년 연속 협약기업을 배출했다. 2020년부터 올해까지 협약기업 32곳이 중앙부처 연구개발(R&D) 과제에 선정되면서 총 1046억원의 국비를 확보했다.
충남도는 2019년 국방벤처센터 유치 이후 전략적 지원으로 지역 방위산업 생태계를 조성해왔다. 벤처센터에 출연금을 지급하고 협약기업 심층 컨설팅과 연구개발 역량 강화 사업을 추진했다.
충남도 남부출장소 관계자는 "국방산업 미래 전략산업 육성을 위해 벤처센터 중심의 지원을 계속 확대할 것"이라고 말했다.
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Chungnam Secures Defense Innovation Companies 100 Selection...Over 1 Billion Won in Government Funding
Gyeongdong Communications in Nonsan, U-Cube in Taean Selected as Final Defense Venture Center Partner Companies
Two partner companies of Chungnam's Defense Venture Center secured government funding of over 1 billion won after being selected for the Defense Technology Agency's "Defense Innovation Companies 100."
Chungnam's Southern Branch Office announced on the 16th that two of three partner companies that received consulting support from the Defense Venture Center this year and competed in the Defense Technology Agency's public recruitment were finally selected. The selected companies are Gyeongdong Communications Co., Ltd. in Nonsan and U-Cube Co., Ltd. in Taean.
The Defense Technology Agency will provide customized support to each selected company, including technology development funds of up to 5 billion won over a maximum of five years. The recruitment was initiated by the government to discover excellent companies that will lead future defense technology innovation.
The Defense Venture Center produced partner companies for the second consecutive year following last year. From 2020 through this year, 32 partner companies were selected for central government research and development (R&D) projects, securing a total of 104.6 billion won in government funding.
Chungnam has created a regional defense industry ecosystem through strategic support since attracting the Defense Venture Center in 2019. The province provided funding to the venture center and promoted in-depth consulting for partner companies and research and development capacity enhancement projects.
An official from Chungnam's Southern Branch Office said, "We will continue to expand support centered on the venture center to foster defense industry as a future strategic industry."
Reporter: Choe Bo-kyung