{"id":2200480,"date":"2023-03-24T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T23:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2200480"},"modified":"2023-04-05T16:07:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T07:07:51","slug":"state-arms-agency-to-sign-kf-21-mass-production-contract-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/03\/state-arms-agency-to-sign-kf-21-mass-production-contract-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"State arms agency to sign KF-21 mass-production contract next year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) \u2014 South Korea&#8217;s state arms procurement agency \u2014 briefed lawmakers on Thursday, saying it is seeking to sign a contract next year to mass-produce KF-21 Boramae fighter jets. DAPA is also pushing to complete a provisional combat suitability test on the jet in May.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the plan, DAPA will sign a contract with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to begin mass production of the jets in the first half of next year. But before doing so, it will conduct a feasibility study on the production from May to August and finalize the mass production plan in December. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DAPA plans to deploy the first KF-21 in 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launched in 2015, the KF-21 is a so-called 4.5th-generation fighter developed by KAI to replace South Korea\u2019s aging F-4 and F-5 jets. The KF-21 project has cost about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-07-19\/south-korea-s-cheaper-answer-to-f-35-jet-makes-first-test-flight?leadSource=uverify%20wall\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$6.7 billion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and it is backed by Indonesia, which has pledged to pay 20% of the costs in return for access to technologies, expertise and options to buy the aircraft.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KAI depends on mass production to recoup its investments in the jet\u2019s development. With each\u00a0 KF-21 unit\u2019s estimated <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/politics\/article\/3188291\/south-korea-sets-2026-target-mass-produce-kf-21-fighter-jets\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cost<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ranging between $80 million and $100 million, KAI will also rely on export deals for the program to be profitable. South Korea and the United Arab Emirates signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on \u201cstrategic\u201d defense industry cooperation in January, and some observers expect that the UAE could become a potential export market.<\/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>The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) \u2014 South Korea&#8217;s state arms procurement agency \u2014 briefed lawmakers on Thursday, saying it is seeking to sign a contract next year to mass-produce KF-21 Boramae fighter jets. DAPA is also pushing to complete a provisional combat suitability test on the jet in May. 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