KAI Unveils Plans To Develop Single-Seat FA-50, KF-21 Block 3

Kim Minseok March 20, 2023
FA-50

KAI plans to remove the back seat from the FA-50 to allow more space for fuel.

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SEOUL—Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has revived its plans to develop a single-seat variant of the FA-50 light fighter and unveiled a road map for the KF-21 Block 3, featuring very low observability (VLO) features. In a press conference, CEO Kang Gu-yeong said KAI will develop the single-seat FA...
Kim Minseok

Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.

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