South Korea’s K-LUCAS Development Hit By Naval Test Failures

korean air kus-sx concept at adex 2023

Korean Air's KUS-SX loitering munition concept at ADEX 2023.

Credit: Chen Chuanren/Aviation Week
SINGAPORE—South Korea’s effort to complete development of the K-LUCAS loitering munition by September has encountered a setback after two systems crashed seconds after launch during naval testing from the helicopter assault ship ROKS Marado. The twin failures occurred during the final validation...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.

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