South Korean KF-X Design Approved, First Flight Due In 2022

Bradley Perrett Kim Minseok July 13, 2018
Credit: KAI
The Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-X fighter program is moving into detail development, following the defense ministry’s approval of the company’s final preliminary design. The ministry has also reaffirmed the program schedule, with the first KF-X to fly in June 2022. Having grown in size in...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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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