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(LEAD) Hanwha Aerospace's quarterly operating profit tops 1 tln won

Hanwha Aerospace reported its first quarterly operating profit above 1 trillion won in Q2, driven by its ground defense business. Separately, the company terminated urban air mobility component deals with Britain's Vertical Aerospace, while signing an MOU to continue their partnership.

By Tertius News AI Desk 1 outlet · 2 articles Version 1 Coverage Jul 31 – Aug 3, 2026 Published Aug 14

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Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea's leading defense company, said Friday its quarterly operating profit topped 1 trillion won (US$696.2 million) for the first time in the second quarter, driven by robust growth of its ground defense business. The company also announced it has terminated urban air mobility component deals with Britain's Vertical Aerospace.

Coverage Comparison

Two separate reports from Yonhap News cover these developments. The first, dated July 31, details Hanwha Aerospace's financial results for the April-June period. The second, dated Aug. 3, covers the termination of the UAM component deals.

Key Claims

Financial Results

The company's operating profit for the April-June period was 1.37 trillion won, up 58.5 percent from a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing. Sales rose 47.2 percent on-year to 9.29 trillion won, and net income surged 277.5 percent from the same period last year to 1.08 trillion won.

The company's ground defense business led the overall growth, with sales from the division rising 19 percent on-year to 2.1 trillion won. Sales were boosted by an increase in domestic production orders, as well as successful deliveries of its products to other countries, including the delivery of K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers to Poland, the company said in a release.

Its aerospace division also saw sales grow by 17 percent on-year to 760 billion won, and turned to a profit in the second quarter, helped by an increase in defense spending.

Hanwha Ocean Co., the defense giant's shipbuilding subsidiary, saw its operating profit and sales jump by 98 percent and 65 percent on-year, respectively, thanks to increased sales of high-margin vessels, the company said.

Hanwha Aerospace added it plans to continue the growth momentum in the latter half. It also vowed to actively participate in the government-led research and development project for advanced aerospace engines and contribute to strengthening the country's aerospace export competitiveness.

Termination of UAM Deals

Separately, Hanwha Aerospace said Monday it has agreed to terminate urban air mobility component deals worth a combined 454.8 billion won (US$318 million) with Britain's Vertical Aerospace.

The company signed the two contracts in 2022 and 2023 to supply components for Vertical Aerospace's VX4, an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

The London-based company had aimed to commercialize the four-passenger air taxi by 2025, but the timeline has been delayed.

"Although we faithfully fulfilled our contractual obligations after the contracts were signed, we agreed to terminate the contracts based on a strategic decision, as market conditions and the direction of the project have changed from the original business objectives," Hanwha Aerospace said in a regulatory filing.

Separately, the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding to continue their partnership, Hanwha Aerospace said.

How this outlet told it

Yonhap News — English as of Jul 31, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC

Framing: Positive financial performance — Neutral

Facts Included:

Hanwha Aerospace's quarterly operating profit topped 1 trillion won
58.5 percent increase in operating profit from a year earlier
47.2 percent increase in sales on-year
277.5 percent increase in net income from the same period last year
Ground defense business led the overall growth
Sales from the ground defense division rose 19 percent on-year
Aerospace division saw sales grow by 17 percent on-year
Hanwha Ocean Co.'s operating profit and sales jumped by 98 percent and 65 percent on-year

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Yonhap News — English as of Aug 3, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC

Framing: Business partnership development — Neutral

Facts Included:

Hanwha Aerospace terminated urban air mobility component deals with Vertical Aerospace
Deals worth 454.8 billion won
Memorandum of understanding to continue partnership with Vertical Aerospace
Vertical Aerospace's delayed commercialization of eVTOL aircraft

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Claim	Confidence	Status
ClaimHanwha Aerospace's quarterly operating profit topped 1 trillion won for the first time in the second quarter. The company's operating profit for the April-June period was 1.37 trillion won, up 58.5 percent from a year earlier.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via Yonhap News — English as of Jul 31, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
ClaimSales rose 47.2 percent on-year to 9.29 trillion won.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via Yonhap News — English as of Jul 31, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
ClaimNet income surged 277.5 percent from the same period last year to 1.08 trillion won.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via Yonhap News — English as of Jul 31, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
ClaimThe company's ground defense business led the overall growth, with sales from the division rising 19 percent on-year to 2.1 trillion won.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via Yonhap News — English as of Jul 31, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
ClaimSales from the aerospace division grew by 17 percent on-year to 760 billion won.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via Yonhap News — English as of Jul 31, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
ClaimHanwha Ocean Co.'s operating profit and sales jumped by 98 percent and 65 percent on-year, respectively.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via Yonhap News — English as of Jul 31, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
ClaimHanwha Aerospace terminated urban air mobility component deals worth a combined 454.8 billion won with Britain's Vertical Aerospace.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via Yonhap News — English as of Aug 3, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC
ClaimVertical Aerospace's commercialization of eVTOL aircraft has been delayed.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via Yonhap News — English as of Aug 3, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC
ClaimHanwha Aerospace and Vertical Aerospace signed a memorandum of understanding to continue their partnership.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via Yonhap News — English as of Aug 3, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC

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1 outlet · 2 articles consulted: Yonhap News — English 9 claims extracted Version 1 Written 2026-08-14