KAI Proposes Improved Surion As UH-60 Replacement

Kim Minseok Bradley Perrett November 12, 2020
Surion
KUH-1 Surion.
Credit: Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)
SEOUL, SYDNEY—Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) proposes to heavily upgrade the Surion for a program that could greatly enlarge the South Korean army’s utility helicopter fleet. KAI’s proposal, envisaging the building of 103 helicopters, is one of three that the defense ministry is considering for...
Kim Minseok

Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.

Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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