ADEX 2023: KAI expects next LAH production contract by end of year

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is awaiting a second production contract for Light Attack Helicopters (LAH) from Seoul, and this follow-on order is now expected to be placed before the end of 2023. An initial contract for ten helicopters for the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) was awarded on December 22, 2022. The first light attack/scout helicopter, based on the Airbus H115B1, is scheduled to be handed over by December 2024, according to Jae Hyung Park, the manager of KAI’s Rotary