The countdown is on for the first exports of Korea’s supersonic fighter plane, KF-21. The KF-21’s first client is Indonesia, a joint-development participant, with an export volume of 16 units.
It is reported that Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is expected to sign an export fulfillment contract in Jakarta as early as the first half of this year after subsequent negotiations with Indonesia.
Initially, Indonesia planned to introduce 48 KF-21s (equivalent to three squadrons), but decided to sign for only 16 of them first due to defense -budget constraints. In addition, it was disclosed that detailed consultations have been held since the beginning of this year with local defense authorities and Kat participating.

Meanwhile, KAI has made another advance by formalizing the new presidential system under Jong-chul Kim. The management gap, which lasted for about eight months since the retirement of former president Gu-young Kang, who was appointed by the previous government, has been resolved.
President Kim explained, “We will strengthen strategic cooperation with domestic defense companies in line with the government’s Team Korea policy,” adding, “We will establish a horizontal communication system to create a ‘One Team KAI’ in which all executives and employees, including subsidiaries, are committed to achieving common goals.”

 
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