Manila, Aug. 7 -- South Korea's flag carrier Korean Air announced on Thursday its partnership with US defense technology firm Anduril Industries for the co-development of autonomous aircraft for Korea and the Asia-Pacific region.

The two have agreed to co-develop unmanned aircraft systems based on Anduril products.

They will also team up to license-produce Anduril products and any localized variations in Korea for export across the Asia Pacific.

They will also explore establishing manufacturing and production capabilities in South Korea.

"This partnership combines Korean Air's proven expertise in unmanned aircraft systems with Anduril's cutting-edge AI (artificial intelligence)," Jin Kyu Lim, senior vice president and head of Korean A...