- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Address
- Gimhae-si South Korea
- Business
- KP Aero Industries Co., Ltd. is a South Korea-based aerospace and defense manufacturing company that specializes in precision machining, tooling design and fabrication, composite processing, and airframe structural assembly for commercial aircraft, defense systems, and space launch vehicles. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea, the company operates integrated manufacturing facilities across South Korea and Vietnam, supplying global aerospace original equipment manufacturers and prime contractors, including Boeing, Airbus, Korean Air Aerospace Division, Korea Aerospace Industries, and Spirit AeroSystems.
The company operates through three principal business segments: Commercial Aircraft Structures, Defense and Space Systems, and Aerospace Tooling and Engineering. Its core product and service portfolio encompasses: precision-machined metallic and composite airframe components, including wing ribs, stringers, spars, bulkheads, and skin panels; aerostructure sub-assemblies, including Boeing 737 MAX winglets, Boeing 787 Dreamliner raked wingtips, wing boxes, trailing-edge flaps, auxiliary power unit doors, flap support fairings, and fuselage frame sections; defense structures and propulsion hardware, including high-strength missile airframe sections, control surfaces, and motor cases for guided missile systems such as the Cheongung-II and Hyunmoo series; space launch vehicle hardware, including structural components and propellant tank tooling for South Korea's KSLV-II Nuri and Naro rocket programs; and precision aerospace tooling, including specialized assembly jigs, master gauges, fixtures, and proprietary split-mandrel molds utilized in solid-propellant rocket motor manufacturing. In addition, the company provides end-to-end manufacturing solutions comprising five-axis high-speed CNC machining, automated flexible manufacturing systems, sheet metal fabrication, chemical surface treatment, non-destructive testing, and turnkey quality inspection certified under AS9100 aerospace standards.
In recent corporate developments, KP Aero Industries completed its public listing on the KOSDAQ market of the Korea Exchange under the ticker symbol 288180 in May 2026 through a merger with NH Special Purpose Acquisition Company 30 (NH SPAC 30), securing expansion capital to scale its production infrastructure and support long-term aerospace supply agreements. Internationally, the company expanded its manufacturing footprint by commissioning its wholly owned overseas subsidiary, KP Aerospace Vietnam Co., Ltd. (KPC Vina), situated in the Da Nang Hi-Tech Park in Vietnam. Following the completion of its initial approximately 20 million dollar Phase 1 facility dedicated to manufacturing structural aerostructures for Boeing commercial aircraft programs, the company initiated the Phase 2 expansion of the Da Nang facility to incorporate advanced chemical surface treatment lines, enhance multi-axis machining capacity, and establish a vertically integrated manufacturing hub serving international aerospace markets.