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It was expected considering even the Koreans don't want a single vendor deal. I wonder if other bidders will be allowed in the mix. Anyway, it has nothing to do with the thread.

@gadeshi They are trying to build a 4.5th gen fighter first. Something on the lines of EF-2000, with low RCS and conformal weapons points for 4 missiles.

The Korean aerospace industry is at the exact same technology level as India is at. They are just being realistic. At the same time they cannot spend as much as we can to make larger jumps. The only difference is that with incremental moves like they did with T-50, TA-50, FA-50 and F-50...

Their goals are very modest. Their current goal is to build an aircraft equivalent to EF-2000/Rafale in the next 15-20 years. We plan to get such an aircraft in the next 3-4 years.

Seoul Plans Phased-Development, Typhoon-Size Fighter By Bradley Perrett April 29, 2013 Bradley Perrett Seoul and Jeongseon, South Korea At the top level, a foreign partner will be needed, probably the winner of F-X Phase 3, which means Boeing, Lockheed Martin or the Eurofighter partners. Most...

Canards, two engines vs one engine. They are both two completely different aircraft under the same program. Like the YF-22 and YF-23 or YF-16 and YF-17 (which was later extensively modified into the F-18).

No. They are looking at options. EJ-200, F-414 and F-135 come to mind. But I am pretty sure the Koreans will push for export of F-135 if they choose the F-35 in the FX-3 deal. F-35 isn't doing particularly well in the Korean competition from their media reports. But if they go for F-35, there...

They have two options. Go for a single engine like the F-135 that's on the F-35 or they may go for 2 x F-414 class engines. Their requirement is 200KN. So, overall the aircraft is a Rafale/EF class fighter. Conformal weapons bays to carry 4 missiles on the side of the aircraft's fuselage...

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The KF-X isn't a full fledged 5th gen fighter. The Koreans are only looking to build a Rafale class fighter, maybe with internal bays. Nothing more. That's why their budget is small for the project. AMCA is far more advanced. Meaning, the KF-X is guaranteed to be inferior to the F-35. AMCA, not...

Hmm, it was working before. Anyway, its in the link provided.

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The Koreans have two prototypes undergoing tests. KFX-101 KFX-201 This program is 4.5th generation aircraft, it is something like the EF-2000 and with a range that is between the F-16 and a souped up F-15K. It is currently unknown if the aircraft will have an internal weapons bay...