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KT-1 Basic Trainer / KA-1 Tactical Controller
Developed by ADD and manufactured by KAI
The development started in 1988 the first flight in 1991
Delivered to the ROK Air Force in Aug. 2000
Exported to Indonesia (17), Turkey (44), Peru (20), Senegal (4)
T-50 Advanced Trainer / FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft
ROKAF, KAI, Lockheed Martin joint development program
The development started in1997 and succeeded its maiden
flight in Aug. 2002
Advanced trainer aircraft with supersonic capability
Exported to Indonesia (16), Philippines (12), Iraq (24), Thailand (4)
US APT Program or T-X, the largest trainer aircraft acquisition
program (350-500 trainers) ongoing with Lockheed Martin
The first flight and the test flight of T-50A made in the US (2016)
KF-X
Technical Assistance Company (TAC) and RSP development program
Middle-class (F-16+) 4.5th generation fighter with twin-engine,
semi-stealth capability, and integrated weapon system
Replacing ROKAF’s aging fleets such as F-4, F-5 and aiming to
be fielded by 2025.
The largest aviation/defense program in Korea requiring KRW
19 trillion in development and production
KC-100(NARAON)
Joint development of KAI and KARI (4-seat civil aircraft)
Development of MOLIT’s BASA prototype (FAR-23 Class)
The development started in 2008, and the first flight was made in
2011; Acquired airworthiness certification in 2014
KC-100 is the first civil aircraft to be certified by Korean government
and the U.S. FAA to expand the range of BASA for part 23
class in 2014
KT-100 (trainer variant of KC-100) has been fielded in the ROKAF
since 2016