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Arion-SMET at United States

6x6 battery-electric UGV (550 kg payload, ~100 km range) for autonomous off-road squad support; first Korean UGV in US Foreign Comparative Testing (Hawaii, Dec 2023), competing for US Army S-MET Increment II.

Arion-SMET by Hanwha Aerospace · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Defense UGV

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Arion-SMET unmanned ground vehicle tested by US Army as part of foreign comparative testing program.

Key facts

Operator
US Army

Safety record

No incidents on record for Arion-SMET at United States.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-09
Model
Arion-SMET
Company
Hanwha Aerospace
Location
United States
Status
pilot
First seen
2023-01-01
ID
90a9e7ff-cc98-4d8b-8e72-70b88c02fbe2

Timeline

  1. Jan 2023
    First recorded
    Arion-SMET first documented operating at United States.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Hanwha Aerospace Arion-SMET · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanwha_Aerospace · 2023-01-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense_ugv

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Common questions

What is the Arion-SMET deployment at United States?
Arion-SMET, built by Hanwha Aerospace, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. Hanwha Aerospace operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Arion-SMET at United States?
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 United States go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Arion-SMET deployment at United States?
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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