ROTARY SYSTEM
ACTIVE
BATTLE TESTED 82%
KAI Surion
KUH-1
SPEED 260 km/h
RANGE 450 km
MASS 8.7 t
CREW 2
KUH-1
OVERVIEW
The KAI Surion (KUH-1) is a twin-engine utility helicopter developed jointly by KAI and Airbus Helicopters for the Republic of Korea Army. Variants include the marine variant (MUH-1 Marineon) and medical evacuation versions.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
role
Medium utility helicopter
engines
2x General Electric T700-GE-701K
max speed kmh
260
range km
450
service ceiling m
6100
max takeoff weight kg
8709
crew
2
capacity
9-13 troops
BATTLE TESTED REVIEWS
82
ROK Army / UN Peacekeeping OPERATIONALLY PROVEN
2023 | ROK Army Aviation Command
The Surion has accumulated over 100,000 flight hours across ROK Army aviation units since entering service in 2013, operating in the demanding Korean Peninsula environment from mountainous terrain to maritime conditions. The MUH-1 Marineon variant serves with the ROK Marine Corps for amphibious assault operations. Surion units have participated in ROK-US combined exercises including Ssangyong amphibious drills.
100,000+ cumulative fleet flight hours since 2013
MUH-1 Marineon deployed in amphibious assault exercises
All-weather operations in Korean mountain/maritime environment
Participated in ROK-US Ssangyong combined exercises