KF-21 Boramae Block 1 Initial Production
in deliveryDAPA contracted 40 KF-21 Boramae Block 1 production aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force in two batches of 20 from KAI: a KRW 1.96 trillion contract in June 2024 and a final KRW 2.39 trillion contract in June 2025. Block 1 features air-to-air capability with AESA radar.
Contract Details
- Buyer Country
- South Korea
- Buyer Entity
- Republic of Korea Air Force
- Seller Company
- Korea Aerospace Industries
- Product
- KF-21 Boramae
- Contract Value
- $3.2B
- Original Value
- KRW 4.35T
- Quantity
- 40 units
- Category
- fighter
Timeline
Announced
Jun 25, 2024
Signed
Jun 27, 2025
Delivery Start
Sep 22, 2026
Delivery End
Dec 31, 2029
Source
Aviation WeekFeatures
Quick Info
- Status
- in delivery
- Buyer
- South Korea
- Value
- $3.2B