KF-21 Breaks Sound Barrier For The First Time

Chen Chuanren January 18, 2023
KF-21

The KF-21 broke the sound barrier for the first time on Jan. 17.

Credit: DAPA
SINGAPORE—The Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 test-flight program has passed another milestone as the aircraft reached Mach 1 for the first time since taking to the skies in July 2022. A video released by South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) shows the aircraft...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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