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- 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.
Photos: South Korea Unveils First New KF-21 ‘Boramae’ Stealth Fighter
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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 Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21, previously known as the KF-X.
Attending were South Korean President Moon Jae-in and a delegation from Indonesia that included Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto. Jakarta has a 20% stake in the KF-21 program, although its commitment has been questioned in recent months amid economic troubles and a delay in payments to the program.