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South Korean Air Force

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The ROK Air Force will perform joint drills with the U.S. Space Force under an 2021-08-27 agreement signed between ROK Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Park In-ho and U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. Raymond at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Mentioned as: South Korean Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 27, 2021US-South Korea joint space drills to focus on space situational awareness

In July 2021, the ROK Air Force asked Korean Air and Seoul National University to conduct joint research on the feasibility of using modified Boeing 747-400 aircraft for air-launching space rockets and orbital vehicles.

Mentioned as: South Korean Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 27, 2021US-South Korea joint space drills to focus on space situational awareness

Under the Space Odyssey 2050 strategy, the ROK Air Force plans to add a satellite laser tracking system, a space object laser tracking system, small satellite launchers, and a satellite jamming system to its space assets by the late-2020s.

Mentioned as: South Korean Air ForceNarrative PlanOct 27, 2021US-South Korea joint space drills to focus on space situational awareness

The ROK Air Force has improved its space situational awareness capabilities since 2017 through joint projects with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute.

Mentioned as: South Korean Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 27, 2021US-South Korea joint space drills to focus on space situational awareness

Park Ki-tae is the inaugural chief of the ROK Air Force’s Space Operations Center, which launched in September 2021.

Mentioned as: South Korean Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 27, 2021US-South Korea joint space drills to focus on space situational awareness

Under the 2021-08-27 agreement, the Republic of Korea Air Force will join U.S. Space Force-led joint military drills aimed at bolstering defense capabilities in outer space.

Mentioned as: South Korean Air ForceNarrative PlanOct 18, 2021‘We go together’: US Space Force chief seeks deeper space cooperation with South Korea

Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond and Republic of Korea Air Force chief of staff Gen. Park In-ho reached an agreement on 2021-08-27 at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado to strengthen bilateral space partnership.

Mentioned as: South Korean Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 18, 2021‘We go together’: US Space Force chief seeks deeper space cooperation with South Korea

The decision for the Republic of Korea Air Force to join U.S. Space Force–led joint military drills was made during an 2021-08-27 meeting between Gen. Park In-ho and U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. Raymond at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Mentioned as: South Korean Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 4, 2021South Korea’s air force opens space ops center

Korean Air is developing technologies to launch small satellites from its Boeing 747-400 cargo planes.

Mentioned as: South Korean Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 8, 2021South Korea to spend $593 million on public-to-private transfer of rocket technologies

An agreement was reached on 2021-08-27 during a bilateral meeting between Republic of Korea Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Park In-ho and U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Raymond at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Mentioned as: South Korean Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 30, 2021US, South Korea agree to enhance security cooperation in outer space

In 2012, Korean Air developed and assembled South Korea’s first space launch vehicle, Naro (KSLV-1).

Mentioned as: South Korean Air ForceNarrative GeneralJul 6, 2021Korean Air Entering The Smallsat Product Arena

On 2021-06-23, 20 engineers and officials from Korean Air, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, and NDT Engineering & Aerospace met at the Korean Air R&D Center in Daejeon to discuss development plans, a future roadmap, and the scope of cooperation.

Mentioned as: South Korean Air ForceNoiseJul 6, 2021Korean Air Entering The Smallsat Product Arena

Korean Air has a KRW 32 billion budget to form an industry and academic consortium to develop common bulkhead propellant tanks for smallsat launch vehicles by 2026.

Mentioned as: South Korean Air ForceOrg RelationshipJul 6, 2021Korean Air Entering The Smallsat Product Arena

The developed common bulkhead propellant tank will be used as a major component of a 500 kg smallsat launch vehicle being developed by Korean Air and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute.

Mentioned as: South Korean Air ForceNarrative PlanJul 6, 2021Korean Air Entering The Smallsat Product Arena

Korean Air developed and assembled South Korea’s first space launch vehicle, KSLV-1, in 2012.

Mentioned as: South Korean Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 28, 2021South Korea’s top airline to develop propellant tank for smallsat launcher

Korean Air has formed an industry and academic consortium with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, NDT Engineering and Aerospace, and Korea Aerospace University to develop common bulkhead propellant tanks for small satellite launch vehicles by 2026 with a budget of 32 billion won.

Mentioned as: South Korean Air ForceOrg RelationshipJun 28, 2021South Korea’s top airline to develop propellant tank for smallsat launcher
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