{
  "id": 3683324,
  "title": "KAI Expands Aerospace Paper Awards into a Pipeline for Future Research Talent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/kai-expands-aerospace-paper-awards-into-a-pipeline-for-future",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-27T06:34:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Korea IT Times",
    "slug": "korea-it-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreaittimes.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=156492"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is expanding its Aerospace Paper Awards to include policy and management research, aiming to connect academic research more directly with its future aerospace programs. The 24th Aerospace Paper Awards, which are supported by the Korea Aerospace Administration, the Korea Aerospace Industries Association, and the Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, will accept submissions from August 24 through September 24. This addition reflects a broader recognition that aerospace competitiveness is no longer determined solely by aircraft design and manufacturing technology, and that certification, operational concepts, supply-chain resilience, export controls, civil-military cooperation, and commercialization strategies must also develop alongside the technology before these systems can enter the market. The competition, now in its 24th year, is one of South Korea's longest-running academic competitions dedicated to aerospace research.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}