Utilizing an advanced new missile capable of significant accuracy, South Korea's KF-21 jet live fire tested the first MBDA Meteor payload successfully.
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Having recently named its KF-X project KF-21 Boramae (Young Hawk), South Korea's developmental ‘fifth-generation' fighter will likely take centre-stage once again at the International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX), taking place in Se.
- April 9, 2021, 11:36 AM The first prototype of the KF-21 Boramae was unveiled in a ceremony at KAI’s Sacheon facility. (Photo: Korea DAPA) South Korea has officially named the Korea Aircraft Industries (KAI) KF-X fighter as the KF-21 Boramae (Young Hawk) in a rollout ceremony for the first prototype aircraft on April 9. The event was attended by South Korean president Moon Jae In, and also by Indonesia’s defense minister, Prabowo Subianto, despite the uncertainty of the Southeast Asian country’s status in the fighter program. A full-scale mock-up of the KF-X was unveiled in 2019, and KAI has released a number of images as the first aircraft went through the assembly process. The prototype, serial no. 001, was unveiled with both Korean and Indonesian flags. During a light show as part of the ceremony, KAI also projected the flags of potential customer countries that the company is courting, including Iraq, Malaysia, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Senegal, and Thailand.