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.
South Korea is moving toward a decision on whether to develop a version of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) Surion utility helicopter for the marine corps’ attack mission.
Korea Aerospace Industries is aiming to hand over the first LCH civil helicopter in 2023, the same year in which it will begin deliveries of the military LAH version to South Korea’s army.
