Singapore Airshow 2022: KF-21 captures Asia-Pacific and European export interest

15th February 2022 - 04:25 GMT | by Tim Martin in Singapore

KAI has held talks with potential KF-21 fighter jet export customers from Asia-Pacific and Europe.

The KAI KF-21 Boramae 4.5-generation fighter has attracted the attention of potential buyers from Asia-Pacific and Europe, as the manufacturer begins to ramp up preparations for the first flight of the new jet in July.

KAI has completed production of four aircraft to undergo testing as part of an engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) phase underwritten by South Korea.

The EMD will cover ground tests, flight tests, armament tests and a number of other airworthiness items, all to be held at the KAI facility in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province.

‘We expect to complete testing in less than two years and begin production in 2024,’ Jae Yun Park, aircraft business development manager at KAI, told Shephard.

In all, six prototypes are expected to undergo testing before production begins.

Looks like KAI had speed upped the KF-21 Boramae program. Mass production to begin in 2024.
Read more: https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/air-warf...ia-pacific-and/

Indonesia has also invested in funding the aircraft but, having placed an order for 42 Dassault Rafales on 10 February and receiving approval from the US State Department to buy 36 Boeing F-15 Eagles (designated F-15ID) on the same day, its commitment to the KF-21 — and an expected order of 50 aircraft — looks increasingly uncertain.

If Indonesia does not want the KF-21, it would be good if Malaysia buy them instead. I would trust the koreans to have the KF-21 come out as per planned.

I would rather fight in a KF-21 in 2035, rather than in a Rafale.

In particular, when Kang Eun-ho, director of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, visited Indonesia at the end of last month, it was reported that he received a message from Defense Minister Prabowo that 800 billion won in arrears on KF-21 would be resolved to some extent in the first half of the year.

License Agreement Between Pindad and CSG Group

February 22, 2022 | 21:28 WIB



Jakarta, IDM – The Indonesian Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto directly supervised the signing of a cooperation contract between the Ministry of Defense (Kemhan) and Excalibur International, the Czechoslovak Group (CSG) defense equipment company at the Ministry of Defense, Jakarta, Tuesday (22/2).

The agenda for the signing of this cooperation contract is regarding the license agreement for the Pandur II 8X8 FSV armored vehicle which was carried out by the President Director of PT. Pindad Abraham Mose with Michal Stranad, CEO and owner of the CSG group.

The heli is very reliable considering 12 heli are doing 30 helicopter workload across 3 branches of services since the retirement of Nuri from the service.
Bertabah la TUDM

ye ke? navy dari dulu ada heli. polis and bomba nowadays oso have heli. even army if setakat angkat barang cikit2 bole je pakai a109. not like zaman komunis dulu2 pph kena mintak tolong tudm bawakkan bekalan/medevac

That $125 billion plan is from 2020 up to 2044, a 25 year period.

http://theconversation.com/what-is-indones...ed-to-do-163080

That is what they plan, but can the nation take the burden of that much debt?

Look at their orbat.

I always say relook what they they claim - when it comes to Indo.

If they say they want 100 of something, theyll actually end up with less than a 3rd of that.

How many Rafales did they "actually" buy? 6. Is it even brand new or has the latest tech on board. Also, one must take into account that f15s (latest blocks), typhoons, rafales, suks, etc.
are from the early 2000s in terms of design. Esp by 2030.