韓国:DAPA、軽武装ヘリコプターを評価:210機調達予定(動画):
South Korea’s Light Armed Helicopter provisionally declared fit for combat:
韩国轻型武装直升机临时宣布适合战斗
韓国の防衛事業庁(DAPA):
「韓国航空宇宙産業(KAI)の軽武装ヘリコプター(LAH)が、戦闘に適している」と評価しています。
KAI軽武装ヘリコプター(LAH):
KAIは、12月11日の声明で、DAPAの評価結果について発表。
LAHプロジェクトの開始から、既に、5年6か月経過。
2022年後半までに、開発を完了する。
RoKAは、2023年から、210機のLAHを調達の予定。
The helicopter, which is capable of carrying out ground-attack and close air support operations,
is armed with a chin-mounted 20 mm Gatling-type gun, and fitted with stub wings to carry 70 mm unguided rockets as well as the locally developed Chungum anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), which has a stated range of about 8 km.
The LAH also features a nose-mounted electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor, multiple missile and radar warning receivers, as well as upwards-directed exhausts to reduce its infrared signature.
The rotorcraft is powered by two Arriel 2L2 turboshaft engines co-developed and built by Safran Helicopter Engines and Hanwha Techwin.