Korea has developed a home-grown, light utility helicopter, becoming the 11th nation to build a chopper with its own technology.
The two-engine transport utility chopper named Surion took more than six years to build and cost about W1.3 trillion (US$1=W1,111).
Co-developed by Korea Aerospace Industries and other related institutions, the project was aimed at replacing older models.
The Surion comes equipped with an auto-pilot system and a three-dimensional electronic map that enables it to fly at night and in extreme weather conditions.
