Decision to acquire Brazilian transport aircraft serves immediate defense needs but impacts domestic aerospace industry
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration’s (DAPA) announcement in December that it selected Embraer’s C-390 Millennium for its Large Transport Aircraft (LTA) II project propels the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) to become the first Asian operator of the Brazilian-made tactical transport aircraft.
However, it also introduces uncertainty for Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI) MC-X proposal for an indigenous tactical transport aircraft.
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration’s (DAPA) announcement in December that it selected Embraer’s C-390 Millennium for its Large Transport Aircraft (LTA) II project propels the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) to become the first Asian operator of the Brazilian-made tactical transport aircraft.
However, it also introduces uncertainty for Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI) MC-X proposal for an indigenous tactical transport aircraft.
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