KAI Downsizes Loyal Wingman Concept To Cut Costs

Kim Minseok August 01, 2024
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KAI displays a model of its loyal wingman concept at Seoul ADEX 2023.

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SEOUL—Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has shrunk its loyal wingman concept to quell concerns about how much it might cost. There are currently two parallel loyal wingman programs running in South Korea, one by KAI and another by Korean Air's Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD). The KAI uncrewed combat...
Kim Minseok

Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.

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