Korean Aerospace T-50

A new defense market reality is emerging in the country as Tokyo seeks to increase its exports.

KAI is working to improve maintenance of the FA-50 after Poland expressed dissatisfaction with the availability of the light combat aircraft.

Korea Aerospace Industries is working toward an agreement for the co-production of aircraft components in Peru as it eyes an FA-50 export deal to the country.

Spain’s on-again, off-again efforts to pick a replacement platform for the F-5 lead-in trainer aircraft are again underway.

In response to the rapidly changing strategic environment in the region, the Royal Thai Air Force has released an updated White Paper outlining investment priorities through 2037.

Studies are underway to fulfill another unnamed customer's export requirements for the FA-50, according to a KAI update at the Seoul ADEX airshow.

Thales will be responsible for "adapting, integrating and qualifying" the Scorpion helmet-mounted display onto KAI-manufactured Polish FA-50s.

Poland is acquiring Lockheed Martin Sniper targeting pods to equip its future fleet of Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 light combat aircraft.

Poland has begun flight testing its first Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 fighter in-country.

Poland’s first Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 light attack aircraft has been formally rolled out ahead of first deliveries next month.

Dueling AESA options for the F/A-50 show how far the technology has come in a short amount of time, thanks to the advent of gallium nitride semiconductors.

Raytheon's PhantomStrike was one of several AESA radar sets being considered for Poland’s future FA-50PL fleet being built by KAI.

A prototype of the ESR-500A AESA radar intended to replace the the FA-50 light fighter’s EL/M-2032 radar has been revealed by LIG Nex1 and KAI.

KAI has revived its plans to develop a single-seat variant of the FA-50 light fighter and unveiled a road map for the KF-21 Block 3.

South Korea’s DAPA has unveiled a new plan to develop a 15,000-lb.-thrust-class turbofan engine as a national research and development project.

Boeing and teammates Lockheed Martin and KAI are presenting their fighter trainer solutions to the Royal Australian Air Force.

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) becomes the second export customer for the FA-50 Block 20 light combat aircraft.

The survey proposes to save the Navy billions of dollars that would be otherwise spent on qualifying a trainer jet to land aboard an aircraft carrier.

To help Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) position itself to better compete for future jet trainer contracts in North America, the South Korean manufacturer has signed a teaming agreement with Lockheed Martin to market the T-50 worldwide.

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) confirmed that it has secured a deal with return customer the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) for two T-50TH lead-in fighter trainers.

Air Combat Command has dropped a plan to award a sole-source contract to Hillwood Aviation to supply Korea Aerospace Industries/Lockheed Martin T-50s for a five-year demonstration program, opting for a competition instead.