Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced on the 30th that it has strengthened its cooperative relationship with the Air Force by exchanging information with countries that have imported or are planning to import Korean-made aircraft.
According to KAI, it and the Air Force held the K-TCG (Korean Technical Coordination Group International Conference) and the SMG (Safety Management Group International Conference) in succession at the Millitopia Hotel in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, from the 27th to the 29th.
The K-TCG international conference, which began in 2009, serves as a platform for introducing technical support to exporting countries based on operational data of domestic aircraft to improve operational rates, stable logistics support systems, and maintenance capabilities.
The SMG international conference, which started in 2016, shares information to enhance flight safety management of domestic aircraft.
About 180 participants, including members from the Air Force and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), as well as over 30 representatives from seven countries, including Peru, Turkey, and the Philippines, which have introduced domestic aircraft, attended the consecutive meetings.
KAI presented on the 'next-generation electronic technical manual and future development direction' utilizing 4th industrial revolution technologies such as 3D modeling to support maintenance training. It also shared technical cases of the KT-1 aircraft and explained follow-up measures.
The Air Force also expanded information exchange with operating countries by presenting the status of currently operated aircraft and the Air Force safety education management system.
Park Kyung-eun, head of KAI's Customer Service Division, said, 'We will enhance the reliability of domestic aircraft by strengthening cooperative systems among operating countries, which can also help with additional exports.'