# Arion-SMET: robot model

Canonical ID: `1d178335-981e-4e46-b4d8-6d88bfb3e1e1`

- **Slug:** hanwha-arion-smet
- **Form factor:** defense_ugv
- **Maturity stage:** pilot
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 1

## Specs

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

## Deployments

- [hanwha-arion-smet-us-fct](/deployments/hanwha-arion-smet-us-fct.md) at United States (id: `92e7ab0a-3b3b-4975-9a02-d36ed32fc8e2`)

## Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

_Manufacturer-supplied at the model level; not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker._

- **video**: [Hanwha Arion-SMET US comparative test](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMWYBQv52AI). _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.


## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## 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.


## Sources (1)

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

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