Korea's 1st unmanned military ground vehicle gets ready for battlefield
CHANGWON, South Gyeongsang Province — As an employee walked across a test track at Hanwha Aerospace’s Changwon Plant 2, a four-wheeled vehicle trailed several meters behind, matching his path without anyone at the controls. The vehicle was the Arion-SMET, Korea’s first multipurpose uncrewed ground vehicle selected for military deployment. “The Arion-SMET can autonomously follow a soldier in front…
Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province — As a Hanwha Aerospace employee strolled across a test track, a four-wheeled Arion-SMET vehicle followed closely, devoid of any human controls. This marks Korea's inaugural multipurpose unmanned ground vehicle earmarked for military use. According to research engineer Lee Yun-su, the Arion-SMET can autonomously trail a soldier without any operator intervention.
The demonstration saw the vehicle swiftly accelerating under remote control, with a top speed of 60 kilometers per hour. This capability enables it to swiftly evacuate hazardous zones or transport supplies. Equipped with a 7.62-millimeter remote-controlled weapon station atop, the vehicle maintained a locked-on target as it maneuvered.
The final demonstration involved loading provisions onto the vehicle, followed by activating it remotely for autonomous movement.
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