[KAI 대해부]④ '낙하산 인사' 리더십 공백 장기화 부메랑으로

KAI's leadership instability stemming from public sector dominance (34.71% state ownership) has evolved from a strategic advantage into a critical vulnerability. Recent leadership vacancies directly resulted in major defense contract losses to competitor Korean Air, threatening KAI's decades-long monopoly in Korea's defense aerospace industry. This structural weakness reveals how political cycles destabilize critical defense suppliers, undermining long-term strategic procurement planning.