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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,...
Photos: South Korea Unveils First New KF-21 ‘Boramae’ Stealth Fighter Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/military/202104091082587572-photos-south-korea-unveils-first-new-kf-21-boramae-stealth-fighter/ A mixture of high cost and low reliability have led a number of nations to seek their own indigenous alternatives to the US’ F-35 stealth fighter, including US partners like South Korea and Japan that have also agreed to buy some of the jets. At a Friday ceremony in Sacheon, South Korea, the country’s first indigenously designed stealth fighter was unveiled: the Kore...