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Hanwha Aerospace (012450.KS) is a South Korean defense and aerospace manufacturer making armored vehicles, artillery, engines, and missile systems.
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South Korea named Changwon a national aircraft-engine hub backed by a 773.1 billion won plan to lift core-part localization from 22% to 90% by 2035. Orders for local parts makers still depend on a national engine program whose main phase is due to launch in 2028.
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Korea's arms procurement agency says Hanwha, now KAI's second-largest shareholder, faces a full merger review if it puts directors on the board. That puts the deal's regulatory cost on the step from shareholder to controller.
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At its Changwon plant Hanwha Aerospace signed cooperation memorandums with 43 domestic suppliers and set a target of more than 70% Korean content on the Mojave STOL it is developing with GA-ASI. No one has ordered the aircraft yet.
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Seoul plans to pick one of two bidders in October for a domestically built long-range air-to-air missile that will not reach the KF-21 until the late 2030s. The winner takes the seeker and ramjet work with it.
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Hanwha and Lockheed Martin UK swapped the Redback's 30mm cannon for a CTA International 40mm and put an air defence command system inside the turret, and the two firms say they are pursuing NATO and allied customers.
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Capital is arriving ahead of orders. The equity going into Hanwha Defense USA is roughly 1.5 times the prototype howitzer contract it follows, and about 1.3 times everything invested there before.
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The KOSPI closed up 0.88% on the 21st while the KOSDAQ fell 4.63%. That gap is not risk appetite. It is two chip names promising to hand cash back.
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