- January 20th, 2026
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced that the KF-21 Boramae fighter jet has successfully completed all planned development flight tests, marking a watershed moment for the country’s defense and aerospace ambitions. The achievement, recorded after approximately 1,600...
Indonesia’s renewed pursuit of the KF-21 Boramae fighter programme reflects a carefully calibrated effort to resurrect a previously strained defence-industrial partnership with South Korea, following a quiet but consequential alignment between President Prabowo Subianto and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung...
Korea Aerospace Industries’ reported statement that the Philippines has requested delivery of the KF-21 Boramae fighter between 2027 and 2029—following an anticipated contract signing in 2026—marks a decisive acceleration in Manila’s airpower modernisation. What was once a long-term aspiration has...
South Korea has officially embarked on a ₩435.9 billion-won (USD 296 million) program to develop domestically produced short-range air-to-air guided missiles for its next-generation KF-21 Boramae fighter jets, marking another major milestone in the country’s push for defense self-reliance. The...
South Korea marked a pivotal step in its journey to military aviation independence on May 20, 2025, as Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) jointly announced the beginning of the final assembly phase of the...
South Korean aerospace and defense capabilities, the nation's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) recently inked a groundbreaking agreement with MBDA, a European defense giant, to procure 100 Meteor long-range air-to-air missiles for South Korea’s cutting-edge KF-21 Boramae fighter jets. This...