GEELONG, Australia - A recent deal to export 18 FA-50 domestically-developed light attack fighters to Malaysia has paved the way for Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to create other stories of success as it aims to continue to expand its global reach. The next goal of the nation s sole jet maker this year is to win the preferred bidder status for Egypt s project to locally produce jet trainers and lightweight fighters in collaboration with a foreign company, KAI CEO Kang Gu-young told reporters at its promotion booth set up for the Avalon Airshow here Wednesday.
The latest stage in the modernisation programme now seems likely to include the acquisition of 24 Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon aircraft, as part of a wider $10-12 billion arms package from Italy.
This will also reportedly include 24 Leonardo M346 Master training aircraft, 20-24 more AW-149 medium-lift/utility helicopters, four FREMM heavy frigates (additional to the two already being discussed), 20 Falaj-II class patrol boats to be co-manufactured in Alexandria Shipyard, and a Telespazio radar-equipped military surveillance and reconnaissance satellite.
Egypt's state-owned Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) has confirmed it has signed an agreement with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to locally manufacture advanced training aircraft. The South Korean Black Eagles aerobatic team .
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The Republic of Korea Air Force’s (RKAF’s) T-50B trainer jets became the first foreign fighters to have performed an aerobatics demonstration in Egypt’s Pyramids Air Show on August 3.