Hanwha Aero·Space Aviation Administration "Need for Korea's Independent Aircraft Engine Development"

Hanwha Aerospace announced on the 22nd that on the 11th, at the Changwon 1 Plant in Gyeongnam, Kim Hyun-dae, Head of the Aviation Innovation Division at the Korea Aerospace Administration, Kim Won-wook, Head of Hanwha Aerospace's Advanced Engine Business Unit, and others gathered to share opinions on the development of domestic aircraft engines. This meeting was organized by the Korea Aerospace Administration to visit companies in the domestic aerospace sector, listen to industry status and difficulties, and explore cooperation measures.

At the aerospace agency's corporate meeting held on the 11th at Hanwha Aerospace Changwon Plant 1 in Gyeongnam, Kim Hyun-dae, Head of the Aerospace Innovation Division at the Aerospace Agency (fifth from the left), and Kim Won-wook, Head of the Advanced Engine Business Unit at Hanwha Aerospace (to the right of Kim), along with other officials, are taking a commemorative photo. Both sides emphasized the need to secure future growth engines through the localization of advanced aircraft engines. Photo by Hanwha Aerospace

According to Hanwha Aerospace, during the meeting, the Korea Aerospace Administration agreed on the necessity of domestic development of aircraft engines to strengthen global competitiveness. The Administration also emphasized that through future technological expansion, economic ripple effects should continue not only in the defense industry but also in the civil aviation industry.

Hanwha Aerospace also proposed to the Korea Aerospace Administration that securing core technologies for aircraft engine materials must precede all else for the localization of aircraft engines.

A Hanwha Aerospace official stated, “As the only specialized aircraft engine company in Korea, we will actively cooperate with the Korea Aerospace Administration to develop core materials and successfully localize advanced engines, thereby contributing to the development of South Korea’s aircraft engine industry ecosystem.”

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