Who makes Arion-SMET?

Arion-SMET is made by Hanwha Aerospace, based in Changwon, South Korea.

Where is Arion-SMET deployed?

1 verified deployment of Arion-SMET is on the DEPLOY registry, including at United States.

What is Arion-SMET's maturity stage?

Arion-SMET is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.

Robot model

Arion-SMET

Name: Arion-SMET
Brand: Hanwha Aerospace

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 is a robot model built by Hanwha Aerospace. · Documented in 1 deployment in United States.

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Machine-readable surfaces

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Form factor: defense_ugv
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Deployments: 1
ID: 1d178335-981e-4e46-b4d8-6d88bfb3e1e1

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Specs

range: ~100km
config: 6x6 electric
payload: 550kg

Recent deployments (1)

Arion-SMET at United StatesUnited States

Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.

PRIMARY SOURCE

Courtesy of Hanwha Aerospace

Hanwha Aerospace footage of its Arion-SMET 6x6 squad-support uncrewed ground vehicle completing a US Foreign Comparative Test. Arion-SMET operates via teleoperation, follow-me, and waypoint navigation, and the armed variant uses a human-operated remote weapon station; 'successfully completes' is the maker's claim. Korean and US export controls apply.

Sources (1)

https://defence-blog.com/hanwhas-ugv-completes-successful-field-test-with-us-military/

Common questions

What is Arion-SMET?: 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.
Who makes Arion-SMET?: Arion-SMET is made by Hanwha Aerospace, based in Changwon, South Korea.
Where is Arion-SMET deployed?: 1 verified deployment of Arion-SMET is on the DEPLOY registry, including at United States.
What is Arion-SMET's maturity stage?: Arion-SMET is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-05

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-05

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense_ugv

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.