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Korea Aerospace Industries
HQ Sacheon, South KoreaFounded 19991001-5000 employeesKRX:047810Updated
South Korean aerospace and defense manufacturer headquartered in Sacheon that designs and builds military aircraft including the KT-1 and T-50 trainers and KUH-1 Surion helicopter, as well as satellites and aftermarket services.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | $0 |
| FY2021 | −$667K |
| FY2020 | $852K |
| FY2019 | $2.5M |
| FY2018 | $1.9M |
| FY2014 | $0 |
| FY2013 | $0 |
| FY2012 | $43K |
| FY2011 | $7K |
| FY2010 | $345K |
| FY2009 | $992K |
| FY2008 | $1.8M |
Direct is the company's own reviewed UEIs. Reported by USAspending is subsidiaries as reported by USAspending: recipients that name this company as their parent, not yet reviewed ownership.
Directly matched recipients (up to 12)
UEIs matched to this organization, largest obligations first. Subsidiary recipients are not included in this list; their attributed obligations can appear in the company totals above.
- KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES, LTD. · GJ9FH5TRU1K8 · $7.8M
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for Korea Aerospace Industries only for the period a subsidiary reported Korea Aerospace Industries as its parent; reviewed links follow their reviewed dates. Net of de-obligations; these are obligations, not ceilings. They come from the whole USAspending baseline (every recipient size, contracts and assistance) and are a separate view from the curated contract totals on this page. FY2026 and later are partial, as on Markets.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft and aeronautics | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, sonnet, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds military aircraft including the KT-1 and T-50 trainers and KUH-1 Surion helicopter, plus satellites. | Reported |
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, sonnet, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds military aircraft including the KT-1 and T-50 trainers and KUH-1 Surion helicopter, plus satellites. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, sonnet, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds military aircraft including the KT-1 and T-50 trainers and KUH-1 Surion helicopter, plus satellites.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, sonnet, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds military aircraft including the KT-1 and T-50 trainers and KUH-1 Surion helicopter, plus satellites.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Sources3
- 1
Wikipedia · Supports Organization · aliases, Organization · description, Organization · founded year, Organization · ownership, Organization · ticker
“Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (KAI; Korean: 한국항공우주산업) is a South Korean aerospace and defense manufacturer.”
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Korea Aerospace Industries · Supports Organization · description, Organization · hq city
“Leading the Korea's aviation technology while in charge of the national security”
- 3
Octen Business Search · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 1001-5000 (profile: 1001-5000 employees)”
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