Korea Aerospace Industries
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| Type | National |
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| Industry | Aerospace & Defence |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Sacheon, South Korea |
| Key people | Hong-Kyung Kim (President and CEO) |
| Products | Civil aircraft Military aircraft Satellites |
| Revenue | 1,086.6 Billion Won (2009) |
| Operating income | 50.4 Billion Won (2009) |
| Net income | 90.2 Billion Won (2009) |
| Employees | 2,928 (2009) |
| 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 aerospace company, originally a JV of Samsung Aerospace, Daewoo Heavy Industries (aerospace division), and Hyundai Space and Aircraft Company (HYSA), which in 1999 took over its founding members at the behest of the Korean government following their financial troubles which emerged in the 1997 financial crisis.
[edit] Products
- Military
- KF-16, (1991)[1]
- KT-1 (1998)
- T-50 Golden Eagle (2001)
- F-15K (2002)
- P-3CK (2005)
- KAI Surion (2006)
- Fokker 60 (1997)[citation needed]
- Antonov An-32 (1983)[citation needed]
- EADS CASA C-295 (2003)[citation needed]
- Aeritalia G.222 (1987)[citation needed]
- Antonov An-70 (2004)[citation needed]
- Co-development
- Bell 427 helicopter with Bell Helicopter
- Bell 429 helicopter with Bell Helicopter
- Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia (2005)
- Embraer EMB 121 Xingu (2000)
- Cessna 340 (1983)
- British Aerospace Jetstream 41 (1991)
- Current projects
- KAI KC-100 – four-seat, single piston engine general aviation aircraft[2]
- Satellites
- Korean Multipurpose Satellites No. 1, 2, 3 and 5
- Future Projects
[edit] References
- ^ John Pike. "KF-16 Korea Fighter Program [KFP]". Globalsecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rok/kf-16.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ "Korea Develops Small Passenger Plane". Chosun Ilbo. 2011-07-21. http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/07/21/2011072101046.html. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
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