# Arion-SMET at South Korea: deployment

Canonical ID: `737b9e09-fd0a-4c64-b3ee-112f40130c97`

[Hanwha Aerospace](/companies/hanwha-aerospace.md) selected for South Korean military's first multipurpose UGV program. Initial KRW 49.6 billion ($33.5M) contract for several dozen 6x6 vehicles, delivery 2027-2028.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** hanwha-arion-smet-south-korea
- **Status:** announced
- **Model:** [Arion-SMET](/models/hanwha-arion-smet.md) (id: `1d178335-981e-4e46-b4d8-6d88bfb3e1e1`)
- **Category:** [Defense UGV](/defense-ugv)
- **Company:** [Hanwha Aerospace](/companies/hanwha-aerospace.md) (id: `c741507c-127c-43d9-a836-49138a9930d0`)
- **Location:** [South Korea](/locations/south-korea.md) (id: `84179297-6783-4778-b888-3c681f25e29b`)
- **First seen:** 2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/07/29/hanwha-aerospace-arion-smet/2431785366280/

## Common questions

### What is the Arion-SMET deployment at South Korea?

Arion-SMET, built by Hanwha Aerospace, is recorded as a deployment at South Korea on the DEPLOY registry. Hanwha Aerospace operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Arion-SMET at South Korea?

Hanwha Aerospace, the manufacturer of Arion-SMET, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Arion-SMET deployment at South Korea go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting July 29, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the Arion-SMET deployment at South Korea still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.

### Have there been incidents at the Arion-SMET deployment at South Korea?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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