CRM100 Basic Prototype Hydrodynamic Resistance Wind-Tunnel Test Re-Tender: South Korea procurement notice

Development and reported outcome

On August 14, 2026, KRISO reissued the CRM100 hydrodynamic-resistance wind-tunnel-test requirement under notice R26BK01682953-000. The re-tender retained a KRW 27,272,727 estimated price and KRW 30 million budget and scheduled bid opening for August 25. This row is retained separately from the August 3 tender because it is a distinct re-tender lifecycle stage; no public contractor award or completed test was confirmed by the cutoff.[S1] [S2]

Program, platform and stakeholders

Programme or contract: CRM100 Basic Prototype Hydrodynamic Resistance Wind-Tunnel Test Re-Tender. Platform or product: CRM100 Mine-Search Autonomous Underwater Walking Robot basic prototype. Platform classification: Autonomous Operated Vehicle. Recorded supplier, developer or relevant organization: Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) / DAPA-linked program (reported headquarters/country: South Korea). Recorded customer, operator or intended user: KRISO / DAPA-linked CRM100 defense R&D program (reported headquarters/country: South Korea).[S1] [S2]

Mission and technical scope

The following are classifications recorded in the source master, not additional claims of operational deployment: Mission/use-case classification: Mine Countermeasures; Mine Detection / Classification; Technology Demonstration / Testbed.

Contract, value and shipment signals

Original reported amount or scope: KRW 27,272,727 estimated price; KRW 30,000,000 allocated budget. Original-currency label: KRW. USD figure or conversion stated in the master: Approx. USD 19,284. No additional FX conversion has been generated for this brief. Recorded quantity, delivery, demonstration or volume signal: 1 test-service procurement; not a UUV unit. Delivery schedule, procurement window or milestone status: Bid opening scheduled/completed August 25; public award result not collected by August 29.[S1] [S2]

Source verification and interpretation limits

UXV Searcher master source-coverage note: Official-procurement-derived listing identifies the August 14 re-tender, values, and August 25 opening. No award result or completed test is asserted.

Interpretation boundary: The tender, notice or request stage does not by itself prove a signed contract, selected supplier, or physical delivery.[S1] [S2]

UXV Searcher analysis — what the development changes

UXV Searcher interpretation — procurement requirement / tender: The South Korea UUV record for CRM100 Basic Prototype Hydrodynamic Resistance Wind-Tunnel Test Re-Tender is best treated as a procurement pipeline signal. A published requirement can indicate addressable demand, but it is not an award, supplier revenue, shipment, or fleet increase.

Traceability for buyers: The dataset associates Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) / DAPA-linked program with KRISO / DAPA-linked CRM100 defense R&D program for CRM100 Mine-Search Autonomous Underwater Walking Robot basic prototype. This supports stakeholder mapping; supply-chain tier, exclusivity and signed-customer relationships need the underlying source before firm classification.

Client-use interpretation: For intelligence users tracking Mine Countermeasures; Mine Detection / Classification; Technology Demonstration /…, the relevant next proof points are mine-countermeasures requirements, autonomy integration and acceptance milestones. Track the award notice, signed value and accepted delivery quantities before upgrading this demand signal.[S1] [S2]

Quantitative evidence, calculations and limits

Financial signal (master transcription): KRW 27,272,727 estimated price; KRW 30,000,000 allocated budget. Classification: Tender estimate, ceiling or budget, not necessarily an awarded or paid amount. Quantity/scope signal: 1 test-service procurement; not a UUV unit. Counting rule: Requested scope; not a delivery or award total. Delivery/timing evidence: Bid opening scheduled/completed August 25; public award result not collected by August 29. Scheduling language is not independently proof of completion or acceptance.

Quantified requirements are potential procurement scope, not realised hardware orders or sales.[S1] [S2]