South Korean KAI KF-X fighter
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AeroEngineer
Junior Member
Koreans are NOT going to build their own stealth fighter, but importing it from the United States.
Almost certainly F-35A
Almost certainly F-35A
Equation
Lieutenant General
In the short term they're probably most likely will purchase the F-35, while testing and developing the KF-X for the long term (supposed to be ready within 9 years).
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
It's likely that the F35 wont reach export for 9 years.
I think they will try and build likely looking for a partner nation best bet being Turkey Who are also said too be looking into a new fighter program of indigenous origins along side the F35 although the turks and Koreans might have some issues too hammer out.
The Advantages of building your own are that you have total control of what you want in that craft, can deploy it with out need of assistance. and the Korean's have been wanting too build there own national defense industry for both the profit margins, the national pride and of course the fact that via building there own they don't need too worry about striped out tech. I feel that this will at the very least reach prototype but Korea will make it's own call. Turkey seems the best candidate due too it's own TfX program the close relations they have in two other military programs. Including main battle tanks and IFV's
I think they will try and build likely looking for a partner nation best bet being Turkey Who are also said too be looking into a new fighter program of indigenous origins along side the F35 although the turks and Koreans might have some issues too hammer out.
The Advantages of building your own are that you have total control of what you want in that craft, can deploy it with out need of assistance. and the Korean's have been wanting too build there own national defense industry for both the profit margins, the national pride and of course the fact that via building there own they don't need too worry about striped out tech. I feel that this will at the very least reach prototype but Korea will make it's own call. Turkey seems the best candidate due too it's own TfX program the close relations they have in two other military programs. Including main battle tanks and IFV's
Pointblank
Senior Member
Tell that to Japan which has F-35's arriving in 2016. Most likely the same deal can be reached between Lockheed Martin, South Korea, and the US government where the US government will allow South Korea to skip ahead to get some of their F-35's early, along with local final assembly.
airsuperiority
Captain
i'm curious what a finished prototype rolling out will mean for pyongyang..or what py will do in response to seeing this. hope they put that into consideration.
didn't they ask for the J-10 and got rejected
the only credible threat from the North is their artillery pieces plus the heavy cost of conflict and economic restoration
i.e they are the status quo
their air force is thoroughly obsolete, ill trained and poorly maintained
the KF-X program is South's effort for an indigenous capability, with military application not exclusively intended to the North, but China and Japan as well
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TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
yes but that Japanese are keeping there own gen five program online. And those 2016 projections are still possible too slip. the only Wat Japan is getting that date is because they are getting in a a full contractor. The F35 is still on the Down select as a alternative too KF-X but they will also at least look into there own craft.
Equation
Lieutenant General
So Japan is still continuing with their own project along with purchases of the F-35? I wonder how long it will be until the European or even the US would start buying from the Japanese version of multi role stealth fighter?