# Arion-SMET at United States: deployment

Canonical ID: `90a9e7ff-cc98-4d8b-8e72-70b88c02fbe2`

[Arion-SMET](/models/hanwha-arion-smet.md) unmanned ground vehicle tested by US Army as part of foreign comparative testing program.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** US Army

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** hanwha-arion-smet-united-states
- **Status:** pilot
- **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:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **First seen:** 2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Hanwha Aerospace Arion-SMET** · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanwha_Aerospace · 2023-01-01

## 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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