The Korea AeroSpace Administration said on the 14th that it held a public hearing on the "Korea aviation innovation promotion strategy roadmap" at the grand ballroom of the Daejeon Convention Center.
The Korea AeroSpace Administration said the purpose of the hearing was "to prepare a strategy to respond to the global competition for technological hegemony, the transition to carbon neutrality, and AI-based digital innovation facing the Korean aviation industry."
The draft roadmap unveiled that day by the Korea AeroSpace Administration includes five key strategies: ▲ realizing future advanced air mobility ▲ securing eco-friendly aviation technologies ▲ researching AI-based convergent technologies ▲ localizing core parts and equipment ▲ building test, evaluation, and production infrastructure. It also includes 56 detailed technology roadmaps for 15 detailed strategies.
A panel discussion followed the roadmap presentation, with one expert each representing the program director of the aviation innovation division at the Korea AeroSpace Administration, academia, industry, and the research sector. They presented a range of views—including accelerating the eco-friendly transition, securing global supply chain stability, commercializing AI-based fully autonomous flight, and strengthening public-private partnership models—and discussed concrete measures to realize the roadmap.
The Korea AeroSpace Administration plans to finalize the "Korea aviation innovation promotion strategy roadmap" within the year by reflecting the opinions presented at this hearing. Based on the roadmap, the agency said it expects Korea to achieve goals such as ▲ securing core technologies for next-generation aircraft ▲ transitioning to an eco-friendly aviation industry ▲ creating an AI-based autonomous flight ecosystem ▲ localizing parts and strengthening technological sovereignty ▲ advancing test and evaluation infrastructure, and to strengthen its position in the global competition for dominance in the aviation industry by 2050.
Kim Hyeon-dae, head of the aviation innovation division at the Korea AeroSpace Administration, said, "This public hearing was a valuable venue to share mid- to long-term strategies that will determine the future of the Korean aviation industry and to reflect voices from the field," adding, "We will work together across industry, academia, research, and government to complete a world-class innovation roadmap."