South Korea highlights unmanned systems interest in latest defence spending plan
The Republic of Korea (RoK) armed forces
is set to receive a range of unmanned capabilities across its land, air, and naval services under the Ministry of National Defense’s (MND’s) latest ‘2021–25 mid-term defence plan’.
For example,
the RoK Air Force (RoKAF)
will receive the indigenously developed Mid-Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (MUAVs) by 2025.
The MUAV
is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE)-class UAV with
a length of 13 m,
a wingspan of 25 m,
a height of 3 m.
The type is equipped with a 1,200 hp turboprop engine that enables it to attain a maximum altitude of 45,000 ft (13,716 m) and an endurance of 24 hours.