Korea, able to buy aircraft, has developed the industry from the view of industrial development, accumulating a lot of manufacturing experience based on "offset trade" over the years.
韓國則由於聯合國長期派軍駐守南北韓邊界，較無國防上的安全顧慮；即使韓國想要添購軍機加強自己的戰備力，也不會欲購無門。因此，他們是以發展工業的觀點來發展航太工業。同時多年來藉著「對沖貿易」，例了不少製造零組件的經驗。