KUS-VH

KUS-VH from South Korea, produced by The Korean Air Aerospace

Introduce:

Unmanned helicopter KUS-VH is Multi-purpose Unmanned Rotercrafte.

The Korean Air Unmanned System – Vertical Helicopter (KUS-VH), as the platform is designated, performed its maiden flight on 30 July from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute facility in Goheung.

Having been revealed in 2015 and flying for the first time in an optionally piloted configuration in 2016, the KUS-VH has bene developed with help from Boeing, which has previously demonstrated its own H-6U unmanned Little Bird to the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA).

KAL-ASD has previously told Jane’s that the company is seeking a fully unmanned solution by the time that development of the KUS-VH is complete, and that the platform will be equipped with 70 mm rockets and air-to-surface missiles for the ground-attack role. Performance details of the KUS-VH have not been disclosed, although the manned MD 500 on which it is based has a top speed of 152 kt, a range of 605 km, and a service ceiling of 16,000 ft.

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