Korea Aerospace Industries
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Korea Aerospace Industries | |
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Type | National |
Founded | 1999 |
Headquarters | Sacheon, South Korea |
Key people | Hae-Ju Chung (Chairman and CEO) |
Industry | Aerospace & Defence |
Products | Civil aircraft Military aircraft Satellites |
Revenue | 1.5 Trillion Won (2005) |
Net income | 95.6 Billion Won (2005) |
Employees | 2,000 |
Website | http://www.koreaaero.com |
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (commonly referred to as KAI, Korean: 한국항공우주산업, Hanja: 韓國航空宇宙産業) is a South Korean national aerospace company established in 1999 with the consolidation of Samsung Aerospace, Daewoo Heavy Industries, and Hyundai Space and Aircraft Company.
[edit] Past and current aircraft models
Military
Co-Development
- Model 427 helicopter with Bell
- Model 429 helicopter with Bell
- KLH - Korean Light Helicopter, developed through technology transfer from Eurocopter
Current Projects
- KHP - Korean Helicopter Project
Satellites
- Korean Multipurpose Satellites No. 1, 2, 3 and 5