How Hanwha Aerospace made Changwon a launchpad for global defense expansion

What happened: Hanwha Aerospace opened its Changwon facilities to international journalists, highlighting automation, unmanned systems and localized production as it pursues European expansion. Key numbers: About 70 percent of manufacturing processes at Changwon are unmanned or automated. Welding automation runs 70 to 80 percent. Why it matters: Hanwha says high localization lets it transfer technology to customer countries for local production, and automation supports faster output as production speed becomes a competitive advantage.

Hanwha Aerospace opened its Changwon facilities to international journalists, highlighting automation, unmanned systems and localized production as it pursues European expansion.

Hanwha says high localization lets it transfer technology to customer countries for local production, and automation supports faster output as production speed becomes a competitive advantage.