It’s A Two-Helo Race For S. Korea’s Heavy-Lift Program

South Korean Army CH-47D
Credit: Kim Minseok
SEOUL AND SINGAPORE—Boeing and Sikorsky are competing for the South Korean Army’s Heavy-Lift Utility Helicopter-II program, pitching their CH-47F Chinook and CH-53K King Stallion, respectively. Leonardo’s AW101 is not expected to be a candidate as it reportedly did not meet requirements. In June...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

Kim Minseok

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.

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