Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has chosen GE Aerospace as the supplier for the Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) of the Korean Marine Attack Helicopter (KMAH).
Shipments of the HUMS shipset, which includes the Data Acquisition and Processing Unit (DAPU), Optical Blade Tracker (OBT), and Multi-Platform Ground Station (MPGS), will commence in 2024. The HUMS will be developed and supplied to KAI from GE Aerospace sites located in Southampton (UK) and Grand Rapids (MI, USA). This collaboration follows KAI’s recent contract from the Korean Government to develop and supply the Korean Marine Attack Helicopter (KMAH).