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South Korea's KAI Rolls Out First Production KF-21 Fighter Jet

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The aircraft, a two-seat jet carrying the serial number 26-001, rolled out at KAI’s facilities at Sacheon in a ceremony attended by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.

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South Korea's KAI rolls out first production KF-21 fighter jet

The aircraft, a two-seat jet carrying the serial number 26-001, rolled out at KAI’s facilities at Sacheon in a ceremony attended by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.

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Kai Presents the First Series Kf-21 Fighter, the Korean Alternative to the Us F-35

The milestone also marks the beginning of mass production of this model, the result of a plan that then President Kim Dae-jung announced in 2001, 25 years ago, and which is considered to be a better priced alternative to the US F-35, to which he remembers.For the South Korean president, the KF-21 Boramae embodies “the aspirations of self-sufficient defense,” which puts his country on track in the aspiration to become one of the four main defense…

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South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae Enters Production Ahead of Schedule With Eight Aircraft Delivering in 2026

South Korea rolled out the first mass-produced KF-21 Boramae fighter on March 25 at Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) facilities in Sacheon, with the aircraft taxiing to the ceremony stage under […]

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SOFX broke the news in on Friday, March 27, 2026.
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