KUS-FT
A South Korean tactical fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV with documented military operation, automatic flight and short-distance recovery.
- Country / region
- South Korea
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Korean Air
- Origin / production countries
- South Korea
- Other names
- KUS FT; Korean Air tactical UAV
- Variants / configurations
- KUS-FT fixed-wing system; VTOL successor concepts are separate
- Operators / programme customers
- Republic of Korea Army; Republic of Korea Marine Corps
Evidence & current status
Manufacturer identifies military operators. Zero-filled brochure fields are treated as undisclosed, not valid numerical data.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Fixed-wing tactical UAV
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Automated take-off and short-distance landing; emergency parachute
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- 35 hp rotary engine
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 3.7 m long; 4.5 m span; 0.9 m high
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 150 kg maximum take-off weight
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Range
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 200 km/h maximum; 130 km/h cruise
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- EO/IR
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
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