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Korea Aerospace Industries

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South Korean Aerospace company

Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (KAI; Korean: 한국항공우주산업) is a South Korean aerospace and defense manufacturer. It was originally established as a joint venture of Daewoo Heavy Industries' aerospace division, Samsung Aerospace, and Hyundai Space and Aircraft. During 1999, KAI became more independent of its founding members, acquiring their aerospace interests at the behest of the South Korean government following the financial troubles of these companies that had resulted from the 1997 Asian financial crisis.2 Its revenue was $1.6 billion in 2018.1 Its shares trade on Korean Stock Exchange under the symbol 047810.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Overview

Oct 1, 1999Founded1

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  • Ticker047810 on Korean Stock Exchange1
  • Industryaerospace industry, weapons industry1
  • HeadquartersSacheon1
  • Websitewww.koreaaero.com/EN
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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KAI headquarters
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Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (KAI; Korean: 한국항공우주산업) is a South Korean aerospace and defense manufacturer. It was originally established as a joint venture of Daewoo Heavy Industries' aerospace division, Samsung Aerospace, and Hyundai Space and Aircraft. During 1999, KAI became more independent of its founding members, acquiring their aerospace interests at the behest of the South Korean government following the financial troubles of these companies that had resulted from the 1997 Asian financial crisis.2

Products and brands

Fixed-wing aircraft

KAI KT-1 Woongbi (2000) - turboprop engine basic trainer

KAI KA-1 (2006) - turboprop engine armed airborne controller

KAI KC-100 Naraon (2011) - four-seat, single piston engine general aviation aircraft

KAI KT-100 (2015) - military variant, basic trainer

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KAI T-50 Golden Eagle (2005) - supersonic advanced jet trainer

KAI FA-50 Fighting Eagle (2013) - supersonic light combat aircraft

KAI KF-21 Boramae (2026) - supersonic multirole fighter

KAI MC-X (research and development) - advanced military transport aircraft to be developed with the United Arab Emirates

Helicopters

KAI KUH-1 Surion (2013) - medium transport helicopter

KAI LAH-1 Miron (2024) - military armed helicopter

KAI LCH (2022) - civil transport helicopter

Unmanned aerial vehicles

KAI RQ-101 Songgolmae (2000) - military unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle

KAI NCUAV (development) - next generation corps level reconnaissance UAV for South Korean Army

Space launch vehicles

Korean Space Launch Vehicle-II (2021) - The Korean Space Launch Vehicle-II (Nuri) has been designed to generate a combined thrust of 300 tons by tying in parallel four 75 ton-class liquid fuel-powered engines. KSLV 2 is the launcher earmarked for the spacecraft that South Korea proposes to send to the moon by 2022. A lunar lander is supposed to follow in 2030.

Electro-optical satellites

KOMPSAT-1

KOMPSAT-2

KOMPSAT-3

Synthetic aperture radar satellites

KOMPSAT-5

KOMPSAT-6

Electro-optical/infrared satellites

KOMPSAT-3A

KOMPSAT-7

KOMPSAT-7A

Geostationary satellites

GEO-KOMPSAT-2A

GEO-KOMPSAT-2B

GEO-KOMPSAT-3

Small satellites

CAS500

Training systems

T/TA-50 training system

FA-50 training system

KUH training system

P-3CK simulator

KF-16 simulator

KT-1 simulator

MUH simulator

KSS-III (Jangbogo-III) submarine simulator

VR device

AI training system

Co-development

Bell 427 helicopter, designed and manufactured by Bell Helicopter and Samsung Aerospace Industries.

Bell 429 GlobalRanger helicopter, designed and manufactured by Bell Helicopter and Samsung Aerospace Industries.

Licensed production

MBB/Kawasaki BK 117: Hyundai Space and Aircraft Company in 1989 assembled a BK-117.

MBB Bo-105 KLH (1989): Daewoo Heavy Industries (aerospace division) license-produced combat version of CBS-5.

KF-16, (1991): Samsung Aerospace produced 140 F-16 C/D Block 52 fighters under license from Lockheed Martin in the 1990s.

Upgrade and Modification

Boeing 737 AEW&C

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Lockheed P-3 Orion

Westland Lynx

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Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Daewoo Heavy Industries1
  2. Succeeded Hyundai Space and Aircraft1
  3. Succeeded Samsung Aerospace1

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2018$1.6B1

Timeline

  1. Jun 30, 2011Went public Listed on Korean Stock Exchange1
  2. Oct 1, 1999Founded Founded1

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