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Korean Air

Aircraft and programme links: KUS-FS / MUAV, KUS-FT, Korean Air LOWUS.

Aircraft covered in this library

  • KUS-FS / MUAV: reconnaissance aircraft. Order / production commitment.
  • KUS-FT: reconnaissance aircraft. In service / use documented.
  • Korean Air LOWUS: collaborative aircraft. Development / trials.

Research scope

This manufacturer and programme index connects the aircraft profiles listed below. Follow each profile for the relevant product configuration, dated programme evidence and technical sources. Participation in a joint project is recorded on its aircraft page; the countries below describe these aircraft records, not every company facility.

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Publication history

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Follow the evidence

Source types identify who makes the claim. Programme milestones and supplier statements should be read in context.

  1. Korean Air: first production MUAV roll-out, 8 April 2026 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
  2. Korean Air aerospace brochure: KUS-FS strategic UAV (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
  3. Korean Air: KUS-FT brochure (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
  4. Korean Air: military operation and production completion, October 2021 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
  5. Korean Air: LOWUS prototype and other UAV displays, ADEX 2025 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer

Systems & connected topics

Air · Reconnaissance aircraftSouth Korea

Korean Air KUS-VS

A lift-and-cruise VTOL reconnaissance development related to the KUS-FT tactical-aircraft programme.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftSouth Korea

Korean Air KUS-VT

Korean Air's tiltrotor surveillance development, separately documented from the lift-and-cruise KUS-VS.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Collaborative aircraftSouth Korea

Korean Air KUS-FX

A compact collaborative-aircraft project shown as a full-size mock-up at ADEX 2025 and discussed as development work in 2026.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Drone / systemSouth Korea

KUS-FS / MUAV

South Korea's strategic reconnaissance UAV entered the production-aircraft testing phase in 2026, with initial Air Force delivery planned for early 2027.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Drone / systemSouth Korea

KUS-FT

A South Korean tactical fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV with documented military operation, automatic flight and short-distance recovery.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Drone / systemSouth Korea

Korean Air LOWUS

A low-observable collaborative UAV prototype shown at ADEX 2025; the announcement distinguished it from smaller mock-up concepts.

Development / trialsRead