Korean Aerospace Industries' Compact Multi-Mission Modular UAV was unveiled at the MSPO 2024 defence exhibition in Kielce, Poland, held between 3 and 6 September. (Janes/Andrew White)
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) displayed a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the MSPO 2024 defence exhibition in Kielce, Poland, on 3 September.
The Compact Multi-Mission Modular UAV (CMMAV), which can be reroled with interchangeable payloads for intelligence gathering, communications relaying, and precision strike as a loitering munition, represents a wider collaboration across South Korean defence companies.
South Korean defence firm Poongsan Corporation has designed a 1 kg warhead for the interchangeable precision strike payload, which turns the CMMAV into a loitering munition. South Korean precision munitions and defence electronics producer LIG Nex1 is responsible for the communications payload, while South Korean defence satellite and communications company DS Navcours developed the tactical datalink to control theairframe from the ground.
Confirming the concept remains in āpreliminary developmentā, a company official speaking to Janes at MSPO was unable to confirm the maximum range and endurance of the CMMAV due to the ongoing nature of the project. He did confirm that it has initially been designed to be launched from a ground-based tube launcher designed by South Korean company Preneu.
Additional components include advanced precision flight control, a fire-control system, and the ability of the CMMAV to operate in a swarm configuration supported by āteaming capabilities across multiple domainsā, according to company literature.
As of 5 May no flight test had yet been conducted with the CMMAV, which remains in a critical design review phase, the official said, adding that development of the airframe and associated payloads is expected to be completed in 2026.
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