by Staff Writers
Seoul (UPI) Nov 1, 2013

South Korea is looking at the export market for its first indigenously produced light helicopter, the Surion.

Initial export targets are between 60-120 Surions within 20 years, said Kiwan Hahn, KAI's director of marketing for the Surion.

In an interview with FlightGlobal.com at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, Hahn said KAI has had requests for proposals from two countries in South America and a request for information an Asian country.

He said he hoped a proposed naval variant could replace the South Korean navy's AgustaWestland Lynx 99/99A helicopters.

The Surion KUH-1 is the result of the Korean government's six-year $1.17 billion project, started in June, 2006 to produce a twin-engine light utility helicopter.

Surions are being built by Korea Aerospace Industries in conjunction with Korea's Agency for Defense Development, Korea Aerospace Research Institute and Eurocopter.

After design work was completed in 2009, the government announced about 60 percent of the aircraft's parts, including the rotor blades and health and usage monitoring systems, were to be made locally. Eurocopter provides gearboxes, rotor mast and autopilot systems as well as technical assistance.

A prototype of the Surion -- which means agile and flawless in Korean -- was delivered in August 2009 and completed its maiden flight in March 2010 before entering full-scale production in 2012.
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