Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.
Before joining Aviation Week in 2006 he was a macroeconomics, politics and aerospace journalist with Reuters. Perrett holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Macquarie University, Sydney. He left Aviation Week in 2020.
SEOUL — A steady stream of new roles and orders for the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) Surion helicopter is coming from the South Korean government, making a production run of 300 aircraft look probable and 400 quite possible. The army utility version of the 8.7-ton (19,200-lb.) helo has been in service for a year, after delayed development. A police version is in flight trials, an amphibious-assault version for the South Korean marine corps is under development with a production contract, and an army medical evacuation version has just been ordered.
