Iraq To Be First Export Customer For KAI's Surion Helicopter

KAI KUH-1 Surion at air show in Seoul
Credit: JYPIX/Alamy Stock Photo
Iraq is to become the first export customer for the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KUH-1 Surion utility helicopter. South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Dec. 23 that KAI had been awarded a $93.7 million contract to provide an undisclosed number of the helicopters by March 2029. KAI...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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