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Hanwha Aerospace To Supply Arion-SMET Unmanned Ground Vehicles
Hanwha Aerospace has been formally selected to supply its Arion-SMET multipurpose unmanned ground vehicle to the South Korean military. The vehicle is designed for extended continuous operations and can carry a payload of about 990 pounds. It is considered a key component of Army TIGER 4.0, South Korea’s program to modernize Army units through artificial intelligence, unmanned systems, and networked combat capabilities. The contract is worth 49.6 billion won ($33.6 million), as reported by Asia Today.