DefenceTalkKorea Aerospace Industries Ltd., South Korea’s sole aircraft manufacturer, said Friday that it has made the first delivery of its multi-mission jets to the Philippines, further solidifying its status as an aircraft exporter. The two FA-50PH took off from Sacheon, 437 kilometers south of Seoul, to make the 2,482 kilometer “ferry flight” to the Philippines. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kai-makes-first-delivery-of-fighter-jets-to-the-philippines-65914/

DefenceTalkKorea Aerospace Industries (KAI) said Thursday that it has signed a $110 million deal to export four T-50 supersonic trainer jets to Thailand. Under the deal, the Korean company will deliver the trainer jets within 30 months. The signing ceremony took place at the JW Marriott Hotel in Seoul. Thailand selected the KAI T-50 over […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thailand-to-buy-korean-t-50-trainer-jets-65434/

DefenceTalkThe South Korean military is seeking to export US$1 billion worth of an indigenous light attack aircraft to Peru, an informed source said Tuesday. “We’ve been pushing to sell 24 units of the FA-50 to Peru, and are planning to submit a proposal for Lima’s fighter purchase project this month,” said the source, requesting anonymity. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-pushing-to-export-fa-50-fighter-jets-to-peru-62866/

DefenceTalkKAI announced on May 6th that the company concluded the contract for mass producing the FA-50, amounting to approximately 1.1 trillion won with The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (“DAPA”). In accordance with the contract, subsequent to the first mass production contract which was signed on 2011, KAI plans to deploy the aircraft (first production portion) […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-orders-fa-50-fighters-in-1bn-deal-47701/

DefenceTalkThe Philippines will buy 12 South Korean FA-50 fighter jets to strengthen its poorly-armed military, government spokesmen said Wednesday, amid increasing maritime tensions with China. The FA-50s will be the first fighter jets to be operated by the Philippine air force since it retired the last of its US-designed F-5 fighters in 2005, said President […]https://www.defencetalk.com/philippines-to-buy-12-south-korean-fighter-jets-46622/