Korean Aerospace Valley (KAV)

Cluster description

Role
Description of your aviation region

Korea's central aerospace hub in Gyeongnam, driving military & civil aerospace manufacturing and technology.

Vision/ Missons

Aligned with Korea's Aerospace Global 7 strategy, KAV empowers Gyeongnam's SMEs and integrates the supply chain to develop the region into the world's best aerospace cluster, connecting local innovations directly to leading global prime contractors.

Year of creation

2011

Region

Gyeongnam, South Korea

Facts & Figures of regional aerospace
Number of companies

294

Number of research institutes

13

Numbers of public authorities

10

Number of employees of all aerospace actors

10,000

Cluster Management
Organizational form

Incorporated Foundation (Local Government-funded Institution)

Financing

Local Government Subsidies

Main Actors
Main industry actors
  • KAI
  • Hanwha Aerospace
  • WIA
Main research institutes
  • KIMS
  • KITECH
  • KTL

Cluster Competence and Strategy

Product worlds
  • Airframe structures
  • Engine components
  • Precision machining
  • Surface treatment
  • Avionics
  • MRO services
Cluster management services for members
  • Cluster promotion & marketing
  • International exchange & partnership building
  • Global buyer matching programs

Contact Information Cluster Management

Director / President
International relations
  • KAV (Korean Aerospace Valley)
    Sacheon Industrial Complex

  • 80, Bangji-ro Sacheon-si
    KOR - Korea, Republic of

  • true1113@gntp.or.kr
Get in touch with us

E-mail: info@eacp-aero.eu

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