KF-21 Test Flights Set For Early June, Twin-Seat Variant Being Assembled

Chen Chuanren Kim Minseok January 24, 2022
KF-21
Credit: South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration
South Korea will bring forward the maiden flight of its Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 Boramae fighter from July to early June following the smooth development of the first prototype aircraft. According to South Korean news outlet Munwha, the flight will take place on the week of June 6 to...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

Kim Minseok

Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.

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