Locally-made Utility Helos to Replace UH-1Hs

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Seoul: The Surion, Korea's first indigenous helicopter, has been deployed after a six-year development phase, the army said. Ten Korean Utility Helicopters (KUH-1), developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), jointly with European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) Eurocopter, have been deployed to the Army Aviation School in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province. President Park Geun-hye, Defence Minister Kim Kwan-jin and other guests including lawmakers from the National Defence Committee attended a ceremony to commemorate the deployment.