South Korea Grounds All KAI Surions After Crash

Kim Minseok Bradley Perrett July 19, 2018
Credit: Surion: ROK marine corps
SEOUL—South Korea has grounded military and civilian Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) Surion helicopters following a fatal crash on July 17 in which the main rotor of a Surion broke off in flight. In a video released by the defense ministry, the marine corps Surion that crashed is seen climbing...
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.

Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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