Kenko Aerospace Attends U.S. "Breakthrough Summit"

Kenko Aerospace announced on January 2 that it attended the high-level forum "Breakthrough Summit" held at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, USA, where it reviewed global policy and technology trends and strengthened its international cooperation network.

This summit was held under the theme of "Next-Generation Frontier Economy," and was attended by about 80 key figures, including representatives from companies, governments, and policymakers in the fields of space and defense, advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence (AI), and national security. Major U.S. government agencies and congressional officials also participated in the event, including NASA, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Department of Energy (DOE).

The participants discussed the direction of laws, systems, and policies that will determine future industrial growth, focusing on artificial intelligence, nuclear technology, space, and deep tech industries. They also exchanged views on the importance of a policy approach that combines technological innovation with international cooperation.

Kenko Aerospace stated, "Through this summit, we once again confirmed that the space and defense industry is a core pillar of national competitiveness and global cooperation," adding, "The company will closely analyze these changes in the global policy and industrial environment and actively reflect them in our mid- to long-term business strategies."

Minkyu Lee, CEO of Kenko Aerospace, has established a business structure that can strategically respond to the expanding cooperation between South Korea and the United States in the space and defense industries, based on its space-related business sites in the U.S. Recently, through the acquisition of a heat treatment plant in Georgia, the company established a vertically integrated system that internalizes key space and defense processes. This has simultaneously strengthened cost competitiveness, quality control, and delivery reliability, thereby further enhancing its global competitiveness.

Based on this competitiveness, the company plans to make the expansion of space and defense projects between South Korea and the United States a core growth pillar, while also gradually expanding its space business by utilizing Korea's manufacturing infrastructure.

CEO Minkyu Lee emphasized, "We expect that ongoing discussions with leading U.S. space industry companies will soon lead to tangible business results," adding, "This summit has served as an important stepping stone for our full-scale entry into the space business utilizing Korean manufacturing facilities."