- CEO
- Min Kyu Lee
- Full Time Employees
- 297
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Address
- Sacheon-si South Korea
- IPO Date
- Mar 3, 2020
- Business
- Kencoa Aerospace Corporation is a South Korea-based aerospace and defense manufacturing company that specializes in the design, engineering, precision machining, and assembly of aerostructures, space launch vehicle components, aircraft modification solutions, and specialized aerospace raw materials. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sacheon, South Korea, the company operates integrated manufacturing and distribution facilities across South Korea and the United States, serving global commercial aircraft original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), defense prime contractors, space exploration enterprises, and air cargo operators. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of products and services, including precision aerostructures and structural assemblies such as fuselage panels, wing ribs, empennage components, cockpit structural frames, and engine nacelle hardware for commercial and military aircraft; specialized aerospace raw materials processing and distribution, supplying certified titanium alloys, aluminum sheets and plates, Inconel, stainless steel, and high-performance nickel-based superalloys through its North American distribution network; passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft conversion solutions and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) engineering services, featuring main deck cargo door surround structures, floor grid reinforcements, and structural conversion kits for wide-body and narrow-body aircraft; space launch system hardware, including cryogenic propellant tank structural parts, rocket engine mounting brackets, interstage fairings, and structural assemblies for commercial and national space launch vehicles; and advanced air mobility (AAM) and urban air mobility (UAM) systems, encompassing lightweight composite airframes, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) structural prototypes, and autonomous cargo drone platforms. The company maintains international operations through U.S. subsidiaries, including Kencoa Aerospace LLC and California Metal & Supply Inc., providing specialized manufacturing and materials logistics across North America. In recent developments, Kencoa Aerospace Corporation has expanded its passenger-to-freighter cargo conversion operations through multi-year structural component supply contracts with global aerospace partners, including Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for Boeing 777 and 737 P2F conversion programs; broadened its participation in the global space sector by securing manufacturing contracts for launch vehicle hardware supporting commercial space missions and the NASA Space Launch System (SLS) supply chain; accelerated its entry into next-generation air mobility through strategic partnerships and South Korean government consortium projects focused on developing and flight-testing eVTOL aircraft airframes; and expanded multi-axis machining and automated composite fabrication capacity across its Korean and U.S. production facilities to accommodate rising commercial aviation and defense production demands.