South Korea unveils new TR-60 unmanned aerial vehicle prototype

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South Korea unveils new TR-60 unmanned aerial vehicle prototype
 
South Korea's Korea Aerospace Research Institute recently unveiled the first prototype of the TR-60 UAV. This unmanned tiltrotor aircraft is able to take off and land vertically like a helicopter, while flying like an airplane at speeds of up to 500 km/h, said yesterday, April 20 the Korean online newspaper Arirang News.
     
South Korea's Korea Aerospace Research Institute recently unveiled the first prototype of the TR-60 UAV. This unmanned tiltrotor aircraft is able to take off and land vertically like a helicopter, while flying like an airplane at speeds of up to 500 km/h, said yesterday, April 20 the Korean online newspaper Arirang News. Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) new TR-60 UAV
     
The UAV costs more than $90 million and is developed by Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). KARI says it plans to complete development of TR-60 by 2023 and begin mass production the following year. Able to stay in the air for up to six hours, the TR-60 can reach speeds of up to 500 kilometers an hour, making it the fastest of its kind in the world.

Designed to operate in the stratosphere, the TR-60 can be used for surveillance, search and rescue, aerial reconnaissance, transportation and communication relays. "Korea's current drone technology is said to be the seventh best in the world. But by 2023, we aim to be in the top five and climb to third or fourth by 2027." reports Arirang News

"Aerospace market analysis firm Teal Group says the global drone market was estimated at five-point-three billion dollars last year, but industry analysts expect it to more than double in less than a decade. Korea's drone market is also projected to expand quickly … growing more than 20 percent a year and reaching well over 500 million dollars by 2022." said the daily.