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KAI KUH-1 Surion Korean Utility Helicopter
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2025
23 October

ReleaseHanwha Aerospace signs agreement for additional T700 and F404 engines to power Korea’s indigenous aircraft

20 October

ReleaseKAI-Airbus signed a strategic MOU to strengthen aerospace cooperation

15 October

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman delivers first Airborne Laser Mine Detection System pod to the Republic of Korea

7 April

ReleaseCPI Aerostructures delivers airborne pod structure in support of Northrop Grumman’s Airborne Laser Mine Detection program for Korea

20 February

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman to collaborate with Hanwha on the Republic of Korea’s Mine Countermeasures program

23 January The celebration marked a turning point in South Korea’s domestic attack helicopter development.

KAI celebrates first flight of prototype Marine Attack Helicopter

The demonstration flight displayed control performance, stability and precision across various complex manoeuvres.

2024
26 December

ReleaseKAI starts delivering Miron (LAH-1) mass production Unit 1 - Army Air Force strengthening

16 December

ReleaseKAI completion ceremony of the rotary wing flight center - establishment of helicopter and future flight research and test infrastructure

2023
17 October

ReleaseMBDA'S Mistral missile to arm Korean helicopters

16 October

ReleaseExpanded strategic partnership with Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. to supply Airborne Laser Mine Detection System to the Republic of Korea

7 September Airbus Helicopters and KAI seal the deal.

Korea's LAH enters serial production phase

This follows the recent launch of the joint development of new KUH variants, such as the Marine Attack Helicopter and Mine Countermeasure Helicopter, and will enable deliveries to begin in 2024.

18 June

ReleaseKAI selects GE Aerospace for HUMS on Korean Marine Attack Helicopter

2022
24 November Celebrating the agreement are: Dwight Van Lake, John Goss, Chang Shik Jung, Changyun Oh, Brooke Limbaugh and J.R. Miramontes.

KAI commits to components from BJG

A new multi-year agreement with BJG will allow KAI to minimise inventory and assure consistent quality supply as program requirements dictate.

1 June

ReleaseKorean Aerospace Industries (KAI) signs a new long-term contract with The Gill Corporation

2020
29 June

Releasethyssenkrupp Aerospace supports Hyundai WIA with a one-stop shop solution

11 June GE Aviation’s F414-GE-400K engine will power KAI’s fighter, the KF-X.

South Korea's KF-X receives first of 240 F414 engines

KAI is continuing its long-standing collaboration with GE and, four years after specifying the F414 powerplant for the latest fighter project, has taken delivery of the all-important first engine.

2016
15 February

ReleaseRockwell Collins delivers weather radar to KAI for Korean Utility Helicopter program

2015
9 March

ReleaseLORD Corporation's Active Vibration Control System Selected by Korea Aerospace Industries for the KUH Helicopter

2013
27 October

ReleaseRaytheon completes initial delivery of IFF transponders for the Republic of Korea's newest utility military helicopters

16 October

ReleaseElbit Systems to supply advanced helmet mounted systems for Korean Utility Helicopter

17 June

ReleaseCurtiss-Wright Controls awarded contract by Korean Aerospace Industries

2012
18 June

ReleaseKorea Aerospace Industries selects Sandel HeliTAWS™ for factory-new aircraft

22 March

ReleaseCurtiss-Wright Controls commences deliveries of Rotor Ice Protection Systems

2011
13 July

ReleaseSensors from Cassidian to protect Korean Utility Helicopters

16 February

ReleaseDunlop Aircraft Tyres lands Korean helicopter deal

2010
20 December

ReleaseCobham to supply antennas and avionics for South Korea's utility helicopter

30 July

ReleaseMicrotecnica strengthens Korean presence with Hanwha alliance

2009
9 September

ReleaseKorea Aerospace Industries cuts electrical design time using Mentor Graphics CHS tools

30 March

ReleaseElbit Systems to equip newly developed Korean Helicopters with advanced helmet mounted systems

2008
19 September

ReleaseLORD Corporation awarded contract for Korean Utility Helicopter

5 September

ReleaseCurtiss-Wright awarded $18 million contract for helicopter ice-protection systems

2007
28 February

ReleaseGKN Aerospace selected by Hanwha Corporation to supply fuel bladders for the Korean Helicopter Programme (KHP)