South Korea, with its “cheaper” version than F-35

Aerospace Industries Ltd. It is, in many respects, the dream of every plane and helicopter.

Full with typical aircraft, there is one in particular that stands out. At first glance, you will be forgiven for confusion for the political political fighter-at least from the Canadian-35 Fighter.

KF-21 BORAMAE (HaWK) has the same tails of the angle twins and similar elegant lines. Upon reference, Kai great manager admitted to the similarity of the “hidden design”.

If you are supposed to believe all the rhetoric of the hot campaign and the positions of the trade war, Canada may be on the market for something other than the manufacture of the United States F-35.

We’ll see.

Liberals I threatened publicly To accept the first 16 aircraft on request, then search elsewhere to fill the airlines in the Royal Canadian Air Force, which has been supplied for decades of time the planes built from Lockheed Martin.

One of the reasons why the Air Force is in favor of the F-35 is because of its advanced capabilities, especially its sensors and connections. One of the reasons that politicians have paid to the huge prices of $ 19 billion and the huge cost of ownership, as the largest part of the support must be done in the United States.

South Korea, like Canada, wants the advanced ability. But the country began more than 15 years ago to design and build a next generation fighter, which ended in chance-or perhaps-until F-35.

There are important differences, i.e. KF-21 has two engines, not one.

The Koreans faced a problem in combining one of the main ghost properties of loading weapons – bombs and missiles – from the inside of the plane, instead of the bottom of the wings or on the wings.

Jason Ahn, the first director of Kai in North America, said that the design has been placed in the company’s position and that the company now has six preliminary models. More importantly, the full production of the Korean Air Force and its youth development partner began in Indonesia.

Since the liberal government indicated that Canada might be ready to stay away from F-35, there was a major debate in the online aviation community on whether KF-21 is a reliable alternative. Opinions are mixed and the jury is still out of defense specialists.

KF-21 was developed as part of an American project worth $ 6.6 billion to replace the South Korean fleet advanced in F-4 and F-5 fighters, and it was described as a “cheaper” alternative.

“The KF-21 will be much cheaper than the fourth generation, the front lines fighters,” Ahn said in an interview with him recently at the company’s manufacturer in Sacon, South Korea. “This plane has a better maintenance capacity designed from the beginning, compared to other fifth generation fighters (such as F-35) … We think we have more-or better-than to keep the plane.”

CBC News has been granted access to the space factory in the southern part of the country and witnessed the KF-21 in production and initial models. But South Korea security officials refused to photograph the images or independent video of advanced warplanes, who insist on using the company’s photos only.

Ahn said that a number of countries have approached South Korea about the plane, but it would not reveal who might be.

Kai did not participate in the Canada combat competition, which ended with the choice of F-35 in 2022. Instead, she recently expressed her interest in providing Canada’s requirements for aircraft training by submitting its other local design, The T-50 Golden Eagle.

The company was keen to talk about this stadium and display the light plane, which first appeared in 2002.

Han said that one of the attractive features of this plane is that it can be recycled to become a light combat plane if Canada needs to expand its atmosphere quickly in the event of an emergency.

“Multiple Multiple Words and FA-50 are able not only on the side of the plane coach, but also the plane’s mission aspect. It is able to make missions from air with medium-range missiles and ASA radar, and is also able to air attack tasks to the ground with targeting channels and MAVERICK missiles and all of them.”

The company has never received in response to its proposal late last year, and therefore it is not clear how the Ministry of Defense, which was consumed with the F-35 submission plan and all its associated infrastructure repair operations.

The issue of adhering to “made in Canada”

Will it be either KF-21 or T/FA-50 appropriate alternatives if Canada’s relationship with Washington deteriorates?

Within the Defense Foundation in South Korea, there are deep doubts about the seriousness of either a liberal government that was re -elected or a new conservative government is to diversify military purchases and trade.

The justification of fear may be. The talks between Canada and the United States are expected to start in a renewed commercial deal in the first week of May.

On Monday, liberal leader Mark Carne confirmed A recycled plan to create a Canadian defensive purchasing agencyHe was asked whether the defense plan “made in Canada” was sacrificed for the broader goal of putting an end to the trade war with the United States and securing access to the southern border markets.

He did not answer the question directly.

“When you enter into negotiation, you have to know where to stand. You have to know what you want. You must be strong. You must be clear. That is why we put these policies. They are in the interest of Canada,” Carney said.

“They are in the interest of Canadian workers. They are in the interest of Canadian security. Therefore, we will negotiate the position of power with the Americans.”