Huneed Selected as Maintenance Provider for Surion Automatic Flight Module

[Asia Economy Reporter Yang Nak-gyu]Huneed Technologies has been selected as the first domestic company for depot-level maintenance of flight control computers and automatic flight modules (FCC/APM) for Surion and light armed helicopters.

On the 14th, according to Huneed, following the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Airbus Helicopters (Airbus) and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration in March, Huneed was selected as the depot-level maintenance provider for FCC/APM of Surion and light armed helicopters. By domesticating the aviation MRO services previously performed locally by overseas OEM companies, significant foreign currency savings can be achieved.

Furthermore, Huneed will receive the depot-level maintenance technology transfer within one year from Airbus and Safran Electronics & Defense (Safran), and as a specialized aviation MRO company, will provide depot-level maintenance services for FCC/APM, the core components of Surion and light armed helicopters produced by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for approximately the next 30 years.

This selection of the aviation MRO company is the first successful case since the Defense Acquisition Program Administration's offset trade innovation policy came into effect at the end of last year, which added the acquisition of military and dual-use aviation MRO capabilities to the existing offset trade guidelines and prioritized it as the top priority.

Kim Yoo-jin, Chairman of Huneed, said, "This project was made possible by the revision of the offset trade guidelines focusing on securing aviation MRO capabilities," and added, "Through successful project execution, we will make this project a successful model of the Korean-style offset trade policy implemented by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and carried out by small and medium-sized enterprises."

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