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Home» News»KAI Unveils New MAH Marineon Helicopter at ADEX 2021
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KAI Unveils New MAH Marineon Helicopter at ADEX 2021
MAH Marineon helicopter (full scale model) on KAI stand at ADEX 2021. Note the folding main rotor for operation from the ROK Navy's Dokdo-class LPH.

KAI Unveils New MAH Marineon Helicopter at ADEX 2021

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) lifted veil on a full scale model of the armed Marineon helicopter at ADEX 2021. the Seoul air show, which took place last week.

Juho Lee 24 Oct 2021

Also known as MAH for Marine Attack Helicopter, this is the armed variant of the Marineon helicopter, itself the amphibious variant of the KUH-1 Surion helicopter. The MAH was selected as the Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC)’s future attack helicopter in April this year.

Talking to Naval News at ADEX 2021, a KAI spokesperson said:

“The aircraft on display is the level-2 armed Marineon. The level-1 armed Marineon will be equipped with air to ground missiles, as well as air-to-air missiles. The level-2 version will also have canisters that can deploy the MUM-T to support the pilot.”

The MUM-T, short for manned unmanned teaming, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was also unveiled for the first time by KAI at the air show. It is expected to give the pilot of the Marineon more operational freedom. “The MUM-T will be available in four different modules, each designed for one of the following four roles: reconnaissance, electronic warfare, deception, and suicide missions,” the spokesperson said.

KAI Unveils New MAH Marineon Helicopter at ADEX 2021
MAH Marineon helicopter (full scale model) on KAI stand at ADEX 2021. Note the 9 MUM-T canister launchers on the side of the fuselage (in addition to the 4 under the pylon).

As we reported previously, the MAH has been the subject of great controversy domestically in recent months, with some critics lambasting the government decision to select the Marineon as the Republic of Korea Marine Corps future attack helicopter. This has not stopped KAI from working on the aircraft. The armed Marineon will use target acquisition and designation sights (TADS) and helmet-mounted displays (HMD). It is hoped the addition of the TADS and HMD will make the aircraft more suitable for attack operations.

KAI is hoping to design variants of the Surion / Marineon that are specialized for different operations, including mine-countermeasure operations and anti-submarine warfare.

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Posted by : Juho Lee
Juho Lee is a writer based in Seoul, South Korea. He served at a U.S. Army intelligence unit as a Korean Augmentee to the U.S. Army and is well versed in military affairs. He is currently majoring in International Studies and is particularly interested in North East Asian security and great power competition.

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