KF-21 Boramae fighter prototype reaches supersonic speed for the first time

The South Korean company Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) continues to work on the KF-21 Boramae multirole fighter. The day before

The prototype, as part of a test flight, was able to reach supersonic speed for the first time.

What is known

The aircraft was tested over southern watersKorea. The prototype of the KF-21 multi-role fighter rose to an altitude of 12,000 meters and for the first time reached a speed of Mach 1 (343 m/h, 1234.5 km/h). The test flight lasted 56 minutes.

KAI has already presented five prototypes of the KF-21 Boramae.The presentation of the latter took place at the end of November. The company plans to create another prototype fighter, which will be the last. The cost of the development program will be $5.2 billion. South Korea will finance 80%, Indonesia will invest 20%.

By the way, the fighter prototype announced in the fall is designed specifically for Indonesia. However, she remains in South Korea as Jakatra has not yet paid her share.