South Korea Orders Second Batch Of KAI TA-50s

Kim Minseok Bradley Perrett June 30, 2020
TA-50
Credit: Korea Aerospace Industries
SEOUL, BEIJING—The South Korean defense ministry has ordered a second batch of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) TA-50s, reportedly totaling 20 aircraft, as lead-in fighter trainers. Separately, KAI and the defense ministry are looking at improving a related attack version of the KAI T-50 family...
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.

Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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