Hyundai Rotem Showcases Methane and Hypersonic Engines at AEROTEC

Exhibition of Aerospace Propulsion Technologies Including Ducted Ramjet
Introduction of Infrastructure Including Seosan Test Site and Muju Production Facility
MOU Signed with Ansys Korea for Cooperation in Design and Analysis Technologies

Hyundai Rotem is showcasing aerospace propulsion system technologies, including methane engines and ducted ramjet engines.

Exhibition booth view of Hyundai Rotem at the International Aerospace Technology Expo. Hyundai Rotem

On September 30, Hyundai Rotem announced that it will participate in the 2nd International Aerospace Technology Exhibition (AEROTEC 2026) being held at the Changwon Convention Center in South Gyeongsang Province through October 2.

At this exhibition, Hyundai Rotem will display aerospace propulsion systems such as methane engines, ducted ramjet engines, and hypersonic engines.

The methane engine currently being developed by Hyundai Rotem is intended as a propulsion system for reusable launch vehicles. Methane produces less soot during combustion, making it more suitable for engine reuse. In 2006, Hyundai Rotem succeeded in conducting the first domestic combustion test of a methane engine. Last year, the company secured the contract for a methane engine technology development project for reusable launch vehicles from the Defense Agency for Technology and Quality.

The ducted ramjet engine is a type of propulsion system used in long-range air-to-air guided weapons. Since the early 2000s, Hyundai Rotem has been developing supersonic ramjet engines in collaboration with the Agency for Defense Development (ADD), and last year won a core technology project from ADD for the airframe structure and propulsion system of long-range air-to-air missiles. Hyundai Rotem will also introduce a hypersonic engine capable of switching between ramjet and scramjet modes.

Scaled models of related infrastructure such as the Seosan liquid rocket engine test site and a future aerospace production facility to be established in Muju will also be introduced.

During the exhibition, Hyundai Rotem will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ansys Korea for strategic cooperation in the aerospace sector. The two companies plan to expand the development and exchange of aerospace technologies using simulation-based design and analysis technologies.

Hyundai Rotem CEO Lee Yong-bae said, "I hope this exhibition will serve as a stepping stone for the Republic of Korea to become one of the world's top five space powers."

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