The KAI KF-21 Boramae, Korean for Hunting Hawk and formerly known as the KF-X, is a South Korean twin-engine fighter aircraft developed by Korea Aerospace Industries. Its program goal was to build an indigenous multirole fighter for South Korea's air force, with advanced capabilities including semi-stealth technology and manned-unmanned teaming planned for later development blocks; it first flew on July 19, 2022, with introduction planned for September 2026.
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The KAI KF-21 Boramae (Korean: KF-21 보라매; lit. 'KF-21 Hunting Hawk'; formerly KF-X; commonly KF-21) is a South Korean twin-engine fighter aircraft.
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The airframe of Blocks I and II adopts semi-stealth technology with partially embedded external weapons and MUM-T (Manned-Unmanned Teaming) capabilities, while full stealth, including internal weapons bays is planned for the Block III or KF-21EX variant
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40 Block I units are scheduled for deployment beginning in September 2026; the ROKAF expects to complete additional 80 Block II units' deployment by 2032.
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Block 1: Air superiority fighter Block 2: Multirole combat aircraft Block 3: Stealth multirole combat aircraft
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is a South Korean twin-engine fighter aircraft.
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