Hanwha Aerospace, Korea‘s main gas turbine and aircraft engine manufacturer, locally assembles and produces parts for F414-GE-400K engines of KF-21.
They‘re also involved in a highly secretive development project of a 5,500~8,500 lbf dry thrust turbofan engine intended for stealth UAVs until 2025. So far no news about the progress …
1st speculation: it doesn‘t go well
2nd speculation: gov wants to fly under the radar not to piss off US DoD & MIC
3rd speculation: it was dropped entirely due to technical difficulties
Latest news about Hanwha engine plans:
Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea’s answer to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, aims to develop engines for unmanned aircraft within the next decade to enhance i
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Company info Hanwha Aerospace (PDF):
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