Models
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Overview
Hanwha Aerospace is South Korea's leading defense and aerospace company, developing unmanned ground vehicles including the Arion-SMET 6x6 UGV and its GRUNT variant. A subsidiary of Hanwha Group formerly known as Samsung Techwin, the company manufactures artillery systems, armored vehicles, aircraft engines, and rocket propulsion, and is Korea's only gas turbine engine maker. Its K9 self-propelled howitzer has been exported to Poland, Romania, Finland, Norway, and Estonia, making it one of the world's most prolific artillery exporters.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
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Key facts
CEO
Global Defense CEO
Parent
Ticker
Revenue 2025
S&P credit rating
Formerly
Financial stage
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Current leadership (3)
- Son Jae-il CEOSEC-verified
- Michael Coulter Global Defense CEOSEC-verified
- Youngwoo Seo EVP, Head of Defense Robotics and Autonomous Systems DevelopmentSEC-verified
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Hanwha Aerospace (1)
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Recent coverage
Hanwha Aerospace in third-party press
Peer companies
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Milrem Robotics3 models
- Elbit Systems2 models
- General Dynamics Land Systems2 models
- ARX Robotics1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Revenue disclosed
- $18200000000 (private_reported)
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Hanwha Arion-SMET US comparative test
- Record createdJun 5, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Incident recordedJun 1, 2026
Explosion at Hanwha Aerospace Daejeon rocket propellant plant kills five, injures two
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedDec 1, 2023
Arion-SMET at United States
Sources (3)
- https://www.hanwhaaerospace.com/
- Hanwha Aerospace - Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanwha_Aerospace
- Leonardo's Coulter named Hanwha Aerospace's 1st foreign global chief · https://www.kedglobal.com/aerospace-defense/newsView/ked202412160009
Common questions
- What is Hanwha Aerospace?
- Hanwha Aerospace is South Korea's leading defense and aerospace company, developing unmanned ground vehicles including the Arion-SMET 6x6 UGV and its GRUNT variant. A subsidiary of Hanwha Group formerly known as Samsung Techwin, the company manufactures artillery systems, armored vehicles, aircraft engines, and rocket propulsion, and is Korea's only gas turbine engine maker. Its K9 self-propelled howitzer has been exported to Poland, Romania, Finland, Norway, and Estonia, making it one of the world's most prolific artillery exporters.
- What does Hanwha Aerospace make?
- Hanwha Aerospace has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Arion-SMET (Hanwha Aerospace builds physical robots).
- Is Hanwha Aerospace publicly traded?
- Hanwha Aerospace is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Hanwha Group on the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Hanwha Aerospace?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Hanwha Aerospace building in the same form factors include Teledyne FLIR, BAE Systems, Milrem Robotics, Elbit Systems.
- Who is the CEO of Hanwha Aerospace?
- Son Jae-il is the ceo of Hanwha Aerospace, per the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in Hanwha Aerospace?
- Hanwha Aerospace has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Hanwha Group (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).
- Where is Hanwha Aerospace headquartered?
- Hanwha Aerospace is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
- Who owns Hanwha Aerospace?
- Hanwha Aerospace is owned by Hanwha Group, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does Hanwha Aerospace operate robots?
- Hanwha Aerospace is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Hanwha Aerospace a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Hanwha Aerospace ranks in roughly the top 85% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Hanwha Aerospace founded?
- Hanwha Aerospace was founded in 1977.
- Are there any incidents involving Hanwha Aerospace?
- 1 active incident involving Hanwha Aerospace is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
- Is Hanwha Aerospace safe?
- Hanwha Aerospace has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 critical). Most recent: Jun 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-16
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-16
Sources by quality tier
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- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Hanwha Aerospace.Peer companies
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Milrem Robotics3 models
- Elbit Systems2 models
- General Dynamics Land Systems2 models
- ARX Robotics1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Hanwha Aerospace from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Hanwha Aerospace CEO booked over deadly plant explosion
CEO Son Jae-il was booked on suspicion of violating South Korea's Serious Accidents Punishment Act following the June 1 explosion that killed five workers at the Daejeon plant.
Five dead, two injured after blast at Hanwha Aerospace plant in South Korea
An explosion on a rocket propellant production line at Hanwha Aerospace's Daejeon plant killed five workers and injured two; CEO Son Jae-il was booked under South Korea's Serious…
Hanwha showcases unmanned and AI capabilities at BSDA 2026 to advance European partnerships
Hanwha Aerospace showcased its GRUNT (upgraded Arion-SMET) and THeMIS-K UGVs at BSDA 2026 in Romania, advancing its European localization strategy and partnership with Milrem…
Leonardo's Coulter named Hanwha Aerospace's 1st foreign global chief
Hanwha Aerospace hired Michael Coulter, former Leonardo DRS International president, as head of its global defense business — the first foreign executive in charge of defense at a…
Arion-SMET UGV handpicked for US Army's field tests
Hanwha's Arion-SMET 6x6 UGV selected for the U.S. DoD Foreign Comparative Testing program, the first South Korean unmanned weapon system chosen for performance tests in the United…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/hanwha-aerospace.md
- RSS feed: /companies/hanwha-aerospace/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c741507c-127c-43d9-a836-49138a9930d0
- Revision history: /companies/hanwha-aerospace/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Milrem Robotics3 models
- Elbit Systems2 models
- General Dynamics Land Systems2 models
- ARX Robotics1 model
Video
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Reality vs attention
Hanwha Aerospace draws attention at the 33rd percentile but verifies reality at the 14th percentile among defense_ugv robots. Hype Gap +18.2, 4th widest among defense_ugv robots.
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 21, 2026