South Korea to develop indigenous attack helicopter for RoKMC 27 April 2021 by Gabriel Dominguez & Dae Young Kim South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 26 April that the country is planning to develop an indigenous attack helicopter to meet a Republic of Korea Marine Corps (RoKMC) requirement for 20–24 such rotorcraft. The country’s Defense Project Promotion Committee decided that the development and acquisition project, which has been provisionally budgeted at KRW1.6 trillion (USD1.44 billion), is expected to begin in 2022 and be completed by 2031, according to DAPA. A concept image of the Korean Aerospace Industries’ Surion Marine Attack Helicopter. South Korea’s DAPA announced on 26 April that the country will develop its own attack helicopter to meet a RoKMC requirement for at least 20 such rotorcraft. (KAI)