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"이래서 K-방산 못 당한다" .. 납기 지연으로 난리인 글로벌 방산 시장, 한국만 유일하게 '초스피드 납품'
한국항공우주산업(KAI)이 필리핀과 체결한 FA-50PH 경공격기 12대 추가 계약이 전례 없는 납기 속도로 방산업계의 주목을 받고 있다.www.reportera.co.kr
Philippines may be expected to sign a contract this year
I think that news is bogus. I’m sure they’re very interested in this bird, and in getting it ASAP (foolish, imo), but RoKAF needs those KF-21s to replace the KF-5s like yesterday.
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Thanks for posting, was just about to share it.Indonesia looks to revive KF-21 contract with Block 2 acquisition
Indonesia's involvement in South Korea's KF-21 Boramae fighter programme looks set to deepen, with fresh indications that Jakarta may procure 16 Block 2 variants of the...
Indonesia plans to buy 16 KF-21 Block II fighter jets following new talks with South Korea
Indonesia is reviewing a revised plan to acquire 16 KF-21 Block II fighters as it seeks to stabilize its role in the South Korean-led fighter program.
If I recall correctly and based on the information from Indonesian sources, that would be the total amount of KF-21 acquired. 16 is specifically Block 2 aircrafts.
Or it's for first batch. Just like what Indonesian did with 42 Rafale F4.
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Indonesia looks to revive KF-21 contract with Block 2 acquisition
Indonesia's involvement in South Korea's KF-21 Boramae fighter programme looks set to deepen, with fresh indications that Jakarta may procure 16 Block 2 variants of the...
Indonesia plans to buy 16 KF-21 Block II fighter jets following new talks with South Korea
Indonesia is reviewing a revised plan to acquire 16 KF-21 Block II fighters as it seeks to stabilize its role in the South Korean-led fighter program.
Indonesia most likely will procure 16 units Block 2 bit No guarantee yet for 48 units total procurement as initially projected
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Really??? 30.squadrons of combat aircraft or just 30 squadrons across the whole Air Force? 30 squadrons of combat jets is generally about 450+ aircraft...
What I’m about to say has nothing to do with the KF-21 or anything else, but why does everyone take this “wannabe Korean” Japanese dude seriously, especially when half the things he says never see the light of day? He’s just another enthusiastic account on Twitter, one of many dozens, if I may add. The only difference is that his content is focused on Korean stuff, but he’s not an expert or anything. I’d advise taking everything he says with a grain of salt, since he certainly doesn’t bring a realistic angle. I certainly trust actual Korean members on DefenceHub more than this guy.
It’s pretty amazing what the KF-21 can already do with less than 3,000 flight hours ...
This guy is a cheerleader not a journalist
I know Indonesia has a lot of territory to cover, but 30 additional squadrons?
It’s a gigantic country (the world’s largest archipelago) with nearly 300 million citizens, around 5% annual GDP growth, and located between China, India, and the AUKUS alliance. In that context, 450 doesn’t seem excessive to me ... which is why there’s room for multiple aircraft types and diversification.
Well, let's just look at Indonesian Army plans.
That was supposedly a derivate of IF-X (KF-X) if I recall correctly, but with more domestically developed systems. Koreans even got angry because apparently it resembled it and Chinese as well because they said we got some inspiration from J-20.Btw is Sikatan still alive?
I've mentioned it a few time before.. Mason is not a very good source of defense information.
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A question : are the static stress tests of the frame already ended successfully ?
Ok, thanks, this makes sense.His claim appears to exaggerate South Korea’s “Next-Generation Fighter Testbed Program,” which is being conducted by ADD and related organizations over a four-year period beginning this year. The program is not intended to develop a sixth-generation fighter aircraft. Instead, it focuses on the construction of a functional, ground-based full-scale VLO aircraft mock-up, excluding elements such as the engine, OBIGGS, ejection seat, landing gear.
The initiative was requested by the ROKAF to assess whether South Korea possesses the technical capability to independently develop a tailless VLO fighter aircraft. Through the testbed effort, both the South Korean government and the ROKAF aim to evaluate the country’s current technological maturity and to explore the critical technologies that would be required for a potential sixth-generation fighter program in the future.
According to the program plan, the mock-up is intended to demonstrate the following capabilities:
The proposal has been incorporated into South Korea’s 2026 government budget plan, with funding of approximately KRW 63.6 billion.
- An airframe exhibiting all-aspect, broadband VLO characteristics.
- Low observable control surfaces without vertical tails, incorporating operable high speed electric actuators, as well as an internal weapons bay.
- A functional wideband AESA radar based on a next-generation architecture, capable of simultaneous transmit-and-receive operations at both the broadband and channel levels.
- Low observable optical systems, such as EOTS, EODAS, and an improved canopy.
- Low observable sensor suites, such as ECM, RWR, FADS, and COMMs.
- New low-observable materials, including RAM, RAS, and low-observable engine nozzle concepts.
That's not in the cards in the near future. When even the likes of Dassault and Airbus are in doubt of delivering such an aircraft independently, and the likes of BAE and Mitsubishi have to join together as well, it's highly unlikely KAI can pull this off on their own. They can join in other efforts, but that's about it.
In the long term, yes.
no, nothing like Japan's. One thing it does share are issues with demographic growth, which are arguably worse.
I mean, overall projected economy and government spending matters, but agreed that we may be wandering off topic.
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Since KAI (almost) delivered KF-21 - i din't think it's a correct way of interpreting things.
To be fair, there were a few smaller projects in between - the most notable and finished one being the Neuron - but they didn’t require the company’s full engineering workforce. For example, TA(I)’s UAV division alone designed and built the Anka-3, while the Manned Aircraft division was fully focused on Hürjet and Kaan, and the Helicopter division was occupied with its own programs.
There's in the end huge difference b/n "x-projects" and producable aircraft.
The Neuron was a technology development project from the outset, and I mentioned it as such, as it was the most notable and complete one. They indeed lack the kind of experience you mentioned, which is why I focused on covering the design side of things. I think the need to relearn production development will largely be overcome by the members of the "group projects" once they bring smaller projects into production and are able to reflect on that experience.
KF-21 Completes Flight Tests After 1,600 Accident-Free Flights
KF-21 Completes Flight Tests After 1,600 Accident-Free Flights Replacing F-4 and F-5, 4.5-gen fighter accelerates deployment with enhanced defense capabilities
1600 hours..? That doesn’t look like a lot to me..?
1,600 test flights and 214 months of flight testing (the sum of the age of each of the 6 KF-21 prototypes) actually seems quite reasonable as a milestone to declare the end of the initial prototype phase and to have enough confidence in the design having matured and being ready for production.KF-21 Completes Flight Tests After 1,600 Accident-Free Flights
KF-21 Completes Flight Tests After 1,600 Accident-Free Flights Replacing F-4 and F-5, 4.5-gen fighter accelerates deployment with enhanced defense capabilities
1600 hours..? That doesn’t look like a lot to me..?
