MIflyer
Captain
A generation 4.5 fighter.
South Korean KF-21
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Warspite63
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A recent article on the progress of flight testing: https://breakingdefense.com/2026/01/south-korea-announces-completion-of-kf-21-flight-test-program/
I dunno much about the aircraft's expected performance ..... am going to see what Wikipedia has to say
I dunno much about the aircraft's expected performance ..... am going to see what Wikipedia has to say
Admiral Beez
Major
The new version with a F-35 like internal missile bay is in the works.
www.twz.com
The KF-21 is going to dominate the western-aligned market for non-F-35 fighters, with Poland a strong likely customer (they're already buying Korean MBTs, in the Leopard's backyard).
SAAB had better watch out. KAI expects to produce a total of 120 KF-21 aircraft by 2032, with 40 Block I units scheduled for delivery beginning in September 2026 and an additional 80 Block II units planned later. Since 1998, over nearly thirty years now, all of 300 Gripens have been produced.
South Korea’s KF-21 Fighter To Get Stealthier With Internal Weapons Bays
Adding internal weapons bays to the KF-21 will make it better able to penetrate air defenses while dropping heavy bunker-busting weapons. Adding internal weapons bays to the KF-21 will make it better able to penetrate air defenses while dropping heavy bunker-busting weapons.
www.twz.com
The KF-21 is going to dominate the western-aligned market for non-F-35 fighters, with Poland a strong likely customer (they're already buying Korean MBTs, in the Leopard's backyard).
SAAB had better watch out. KAI expects to produce a total of 120 KF-21 aircraft by 2032, with 40 Block I units scheduled for delivery beginning in September 2026 and an additional 80 Block II units planned later. Since 1998, over nearly thirty years now, all of 300 Gripens have been produced.
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Admiral Beez
Major
First production unit arrives. SAAB, Boeing, BAe and Dassault are going to see the market for Western-aligned non-F-35 4.5-5th gen fighters vanish.A recent article on the progress of flight testing: https://breakingdefense.com/2026/01/south-korea-announces-completion-of-kf-21-flight-test-program/
I dunno much about the aircraft's expected performance ..... am going to see what Wikipedia has to say
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2hRz6b4uTuk
Admiral Beez
Major
A good video up today.A recent article on the progress of flight testing: https://breakingdefense.com/2026/01/south-korea-announces-completion-of-kf-21-flight-test-program/
I dunno much about the aircraft's expected performance ..... am going to see what Wikipedia has to say
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X6X5zuthz-s&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3D
Good stuff!
