KAI KF-21 Boramae Multirole Fighter Family
The KAI KF-21 Boramae is South Korea’s indigenous multirole fighter family developed by Korea Aerospace Industries with national defense partners and GE/Hanwha propulsion support. The KF-X program evolved into the KF-21 prototype and production aircraft, establishing a distinct active fighter boundary with indigenous avionics, low-observable shaping, and a twin-engine F414-powered configuration for the Republic of Korea Air Force.
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Identity
- Aliases
- KF-21 BoramaeKF-XKorean Fighter eXperimentalKAI KF-21
- Family Name
- KAI KF-21 Boramae
- Full Name
- KAI KF-21 Boramae Multirole Fighter Family
- Roles
- military
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The KAI KF-21 Boramae is South Korea’s indigenous multirole fighter family developed by Korea Aerospace Industries with national defense partners and GE/Hanwha propulsion support. The KF-X program evolved into the KF-21 prototype and production aircraft, establishing a distinct active fighter boundary with indigenous avionics, low-observable shaping, and a twin-engine F414-powered configuration for the Republic of Korea Air Force.
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- KF-21 GE F414 installation
- Notes
- The twin-engine KF-21 uses the General Electric F414 afterburning turbofan family, with domestic assembly/localization support from Hanwha Aerospace.
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:35:50 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:35:50 UTC