Kenkou Aerospace Delivers Initial Small Attack Helicopters to Boeing in Arizona, USA

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] Kenkoa Aerospace announced on the 11th that it has completed the production of the fuselage for Boeing's small attack helicopter and finished the initial shipment. A delivery commemorative event was also held at the Sacheon Plant 2 in Gyeongnam.

Kenkoa, after more than a year of process development with Boeing and Korean Air technical teams, completed the initial delivery of the entire fuselage, raising expectations for improved performance in the defense sector.

This Boeing small attack helicopter is significant in that Kenkoa was responsible for assembling the entire helicopter fuselage, not just simple parts assembly. Kenkoa performed everything from jigs and fixtures to machining some parts and assembling the entire fuselage, delivering directly from Sacheon Jongpo Plant 2 to Boeing's defense plant in Arizona, USA.

Kenkoa has been mass-producing the rear fuselage and control devices of the domestic helicopter Surion (KUH: Korean Utility Helicopter) for over five years, and with the successful production of the Boeing Defense small attack helicopter fuselage, it has proven its competitiveness in the rotary-wing aircraft production sector.

Following its experience in mass production of fixed-wing aircraft, Kenkoa plans to grow into a comprehensive aircraft manufacturing company, not just a simple aircraft parts producer, by successfully undertaking the full fuselage production project for a specific model.

A company official stated, “The projects we have long prepared in the defense and MRO modification sectors are progressing smoothly,” adding, “In addition to defense and MRO businesses, we are preparing to expand overseas operations to grow into a comprehensive aircraft manufacturing company, and we expect to achieve meaningful results in the near future.”

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