On June 1 local time, an explosion occurred at a Hanwha Aerospace factory in Daejeon, central South Korea. South Korean fire authorities said several people were injured and have been taken to hospital; firefighters remain on scene conducting suppression. Preliminary on-site findings point to a propellant explosion. Hanwha Aerospace, part of Hanwha Group, is a core defense and aerospace firm and South Korea’s only company capable of complete aero gas-turbine engine manufacture.