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Korean Air KUS-VS

A lift-and-cruise VTOL reconnaissance development related to the KUS-FT tactical-aircraft programme.

Country / region
South Korea
Programme status
Development / trials
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Development / trialsDevelopment / trials
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Korean Air Aerospace
Origin / production countries
South Korea
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

Earlier schedules and incomplete table fields are not treated as achieved milestones or specifications.

Role & capabilities

  • Vertical take-off research
  • Tactical reconnaissance
  • Fixed-wing cruise

Specifications in context

Airframe
Fixed-wing lift-and-cruise VTOL development

Supplier specification; no independent performance validation established.

Source
Launch / recovery
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Dimensions
Approximately 4 m length

Developer presentation baseline.

Source
Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Endurance
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Speed
190 km/h maximum-speed design target

Development target, not verified operational performance.

Source
Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source