Overview
Korea aerospace Industries (KRX: 047810) is a South Korean aerospace company producing military aircraft (KF-21, FA-50), helicopters, and satellites. Developing autonomous aerial systems including UAVs and autonomous combat aircraft. South Korea's sole aircraft manufacturer.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
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Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company Korea Aerospace Industries has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Korea Aerospace Industries on the deployment map
View the global mapKorea Aerospace Industries has no verified deployments on the DEPLOY registry yet. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
No verified deployments for Korea Aerospace Industries on the DEPLOY record yet. Track Korea Aerospace Industries to know the moment the first one is verified.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Kim Jong-chool CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Korea Aerospace Industries.
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 →
Recent coverage
Korea Aerospace Industries in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names Korea Aerospace Industries.
Robots and products (1)
People (1)
Partnerships
2 total · 2 just announced
Every company Korea Aerospace Industries has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Korea Aerospace Industries.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Korea Aerospace Industries from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
South Korea tests drone wingman concept with FA-50 light fighter
Korea Aerospace Industries has flown its FA-50 light combat aircraft in formation with a jet-powered drone for the first time, a test the company says is the first real…
South Korea’s Air Force takes delivery of its first KF-21 fighter jet
South Korea’s Air Force took delivery of its first production KF-21 Boramae fighter jet, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and the Air Force said in a joint…
Airbility Raises $4.7 Million Series A Led By Sazze Partners
Airbility has raised $4.7 million (KRW 6.5 billion) in Series A funding led by Sazze Partners, bringing the South Korean aerospace and defense company's total funding to $7.6…
Naver and KAI to Develop Defense AI Foundation Model
South Korea's Naver, KAI to develop defense AI platform
KAI and Team Naver to Jointly Develop Future Combat System Based on Physical AI
KAI, Naver Team Up to Develop Physical AI-Based Future Combat Platform
KAI Partners with Naver to Co-Develop 'Physical AI' Future Combat Systems
Human skill still drives aircraft production
How aircraft are still built largely by hand
AI Value Chain Attracts Investment, Boosting Semiconductor and Aerospace Sectors
AI Value Chain Attracts Investment, Boosting Semiconductor and Aerospace Sectors
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/korean-aerospace.md
- RSS feed: /companies/korean-aerospace/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/8c49a627-ccaa-4b76-a867-3b165d5d31e2
- Revision history: /companies/korean-aerospace/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Korea Aerospace Industries draws attention at the 68th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to 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: Nov 4, 2026