{"id":2200276,"date":"2023-02-27T21:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2200276"},"modified":"2023-04-05T16:09:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T07:09:36","slug":"korea-aerospace-wins-bid-to-supply-fa-50-fighter-jets-to-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/02\/korea-aerospace-wins-bid-to-supply-fa-50-fighter-jets-to-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"Korea Aerospace wins bid to supply FA-50 fighter jets to Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20230224005151320\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">won<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a $920 million (1.2 trillion won) bid to export 18 FA-50 light attack aircraft to Malaysia. Delivery of the fighter jets is set to begin in 2026. Malaysia is the fourth Southeast Asian country to import FA-50 fighter jets. The first three are Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. KAI expects to win a deal to provide an additional 18 FA-50 jets to Malaysia as the country plans to strengthen its air force.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KAI signed the deal with Malaysia\u2019s defense ministry to export its fighter jets, beating India&#8217;s Tejas, Pakistan&#8217;s JF-17, Russia&#8217;s MIG-35 and Turkey&#8217;s Hurizet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KAI will use its success in winning the bid to export its fighter jets to Malaysia as a springboard to sell the aircraft to other markets, as the deal will boost its overall export potential. KAI\u2019s closest competitor was India&#8217;s state-owned <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/defence\/indias-hal-in-talks-on-tejas-fighter-jet-exports-faces-malaysia-setback\/articleshow\/97914189.cms\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hindustan Aeronautics Limited<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (HAL). To convince Kuala Lumpur to consider purchasing the Tejas fighter jet, India <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/defence\/tejas-aircraft-emerges-as-top-choice-for-malaysias-fighter-jet-programme\/articleshow\/92632250.cms?from=mdr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">offered<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to set up a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Malaysia for the aircraft it previously purchased from Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malaysia <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ainonline.com\/aviation-news\/defense\/2017-11-09\/malaysia-grounds-mig-29s-and-rethinks-future-fighter\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">retired<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its 16 MiG-29 fighters in 2017 due to inadequate funding for sustainment and still <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightglobal.com\/download?ac=90688\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fields<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 18 Su-30 fighters. However, Malaysia has faced difficulty in obtaining spare parts for its Russian aircraft due to Western sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/business-economy\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Business &amp; Economy<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/defense-security\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Defense &amp; Security<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/inter-korean-foreign-relations\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) won a $920 million (1.2 trillion won) bid to export 18 FA-50 light attack aircraft to Malaysia. Delivery of the fighter jets is set to begin in 2026. Malaysia is the fourth Southeast Asian country to import FA-50 fighter jets. The first three are Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. 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