United Arab Emirates Air Force officials tour Korea Aerospace Industries' aircraft manufacturing facilities

United Arab Emirates Air Force officials tour Korea Aerospace Industries' aircraft manufacturing facilities

Senior Air Force officials from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) toured the manufacturing and development facilities for Korea's next-generation KF-21 jets, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) said Thursday. The UAE delegation, led by Maj. Gen. Rashed Mohammed A. Al Shamsi, commander of the UAE Air Force and Air Defence, visited KAI's headquarters in Sacheon, 291 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on the previous day, according to KAI. They observed the …

In 2001, with the intention of developing its own fighter jet, South Korea launched the KF-X program, entrusted to Korea Aerospace Industries [KAI]. Then, the design phase began in the early 2010s, as part of an agreement sealed with Indonesia, which was then to bear 20% of the costs.... This article The United Arab Emirates confirms its interest in the South Korean K-21 Boramae fighter jet appeared first on Zone Militaire.