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May I hazard a guess that SA may mean Saudi Arabia?SA version for export - to 'an unknown customer'
May I hazard a guess that SA may mean Saudi Arabia?SA version for export - to 'an unknown customer'
Did I miss something? What's the source of information?Interesting that the export version would be larger like a Hornet to a Super Hornet with an additional fuel tank and with more internal stowage for additional equipment...
Interesting that the export version would be larger like a Hornet to a Super Hornet with an additional fuel tank and with more internal stowage for additional equipment, beyond the 4 Meteor/8 short range missile bay added to the EX version from the base version. Possibly also reflecting South Korea having a shorter range requirement than other potential users
Did I miss something? What's the source of information?
no where does it say the SA version is larger. The article on the previous page, and the Korean language one only mentions that SA will be a customized version.Those two articles posted.
I also wonder if its a back door method for South Korea to develop a carrier variant without committing to a carrier program upfront.
An EA aircfraft is by definition never LOSomething tells me they're never going to make this aircraft LO.
Yeah, placeholder imagesomething is off about that image.
looks like there are two pilots crammed into the single seater
Economy class spacing, totally normal.
I don't know why you guys seriously think that is an actual engineering design model when there have been literally multiple images uploaded just in this thread of double seater variant prototypes.I certainly would not like to be the back seater in the Boramea EW that is for sure. It would be a tight squeeze helmutkohl. No doubt that is only an early design that will be changed given time.
The contract value includes development contract fee to KAI and excludes engine and radar costs.Order for 20 ¨KF-21 at roughly $70M per plane, probably not including the $10M per engine:
KAI announces production contract for 20 KF-21s
Korea Aerospace Industries has secured the first mass production contract for the KF-21 fighter, covering 20 aircraft.www.flightglobal.com
It's about $10 million over an F-35A at flyaway costs. Given the opacity of Chinese pricing and the mostly vaporware status of the Su-57, that's probably all you're going to get.How does that compare to other Fifth generation fighters on per plane cost?
That's wrong. Average flyaway cost for F-35A is $82.5 million for Lot 15-17. That $79 million figure for KF-21 is somewhere in the middle between weapon systems cost and procurement cost. It is definitely cheaper than the F-35 already.It's about $10 million over an F-35A at flyaway costs. Given the opacity of Chinese pricing and the mostly vaporware status of the Su-57, that's probably all you're going to get.
$10 million more than the F-35A for initial production is a pretty solid price point.
70/90s kid rising up to high positions....
Yeah, placeholder image
I don't know why you guys seriously think that is an actual engineering design model when there have been literally multiple images uploaded just in this thread of double seater variant prototypes.
I would presume that it would squadrons which formerly operated the Phantoms, as it seems that it will be more or less a replacement for that aircraft for now.That is excellent news the first batch of Boramae fighters for South Korea. I wonder who the lucky squadron will be that will host the first KF-21s?
No, all Phantoms are getting replaced by Lightning IIs (and have been replace by F-15K). KF-21 will first replace the F-5(KF-5)E/F and later the F-16PBU.I would presume that it would squadrons which formerly operated the Phantoms, as it seems that it will be more or less a replacement for that aircraft for now.