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https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221110006551325The second prototype of South Korea's locally-developed supersonic fighter jet, the KF-21,... has successfully completed its first flight.
The aircraft took off at about 10 AM Thursday morning, from an airbase in Sacheon,... and flew for about 30 minutes before landing.
It was about four months ago that the first prototype made its maiden flight.
The country's arms procurement agency said four more prototypes of the KF-21 will be tested from next month into the first half of next year.
South Korea's project to develop the KF-21 -- at a cost of more than 6 billion U.S. dollars -- is aimed at replacing its aging fleet of F-4s and F-5s.
The Air Force plans to deploy 120 of them by 2032.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202211100065513252nd prototype of KF-21 fighter jet succeeds in maiden flight: arms agency
All News 15:14 November 10, 2022
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- The second prototype of South Korea's homegrown fighter jet, the KF-21 Boramae,
made its successful maiden test flight Thursday, the country's arms agency said.
It took off from the Air Force's 3rd Flying Training Wing in Sacheon,
about 300 kilometers south of Seoul, at 9:49 a.m. and landed without a hitch at 10:24 a.m.,
according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
It flew at an average speed of 407 kph during the 35-minute flight near the headquarters of its developer,
the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI), a source said later.
The first prototype of the 4.5th-generation fighter succeeded in its maiden flight on July 19.
The second prototype of South Korea's homegrown fighter jet, the KF-21,
makes its maiden flight at the Air Force's 3rd Flying Training Wing in Sacheon, about 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul,
in this photo provided by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration on Nov. 10, 2022.
KAI plans to produce four more prototypes that will make test flights in stages from December 2022 till the first half of 2023, DAPA said.
Launched in 2015, the 8.8 trillion-won (US$6.4 billion) KF-21 project
is aimed at developing a supersonic fighter model to replace South Korea's aging fleet of F-4 and F-5 jets.
The country's military plans to deploy 120 KF-21 aircraft by 2032.
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