The company is currently in discussion with the Korean government regarding the centre opening. The research centre will focus on accelerating autonomy, artificial intelligence, avionics, analytics, smart cabin, smart factory and other technologies for future aerospace products.
“Korea is home to premier talent and industrial partners, as well as policies that foster innovation development. These factors combine to make Korea an ideal collaborator on aerospace innovations that will change the world,” said Greg Hyslop, Boeing chief technology officer and senior vice president of Engineering, Test & Technology. “This new center is a natural progression of years of successful research and technology partnerships in the region, and we’re excited about the opportunity to expand our investment.”
Boeing and South Korea have a solid history of working together dating back to 1950. Boeing Korea was established in 1988 and currently employs more than 200 people across nine South Korean cities: Seoul, Incheon, Busan, Gimpo, Icheon, Seosan, Daegu, Sacheon and Yeongcheon. South Korea represents one of the top 10 largest international markets for Boeing, and partnerships in both the commercial airplane and defence markets help support the growth of the Korean aerospace industry.
“Korea is one of the most innovative and technology-driven countries in the world, and the new centre will serve as a great test bed for Boeing to collaborate and develop future technologies with many leading organisations in Korea,” said Eric John, Boeing Korea president. “I am also excited that this opportunity will generate advanced engineering jobs for next-generation local talent.”
Boeing plans to staff the centre with locally-hired technology experts when the facility opens this year in a location to be announced at a later date, with the cooperation of the local government.
