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방사청, KAI와 오늘 KF-X 본계약 체결
Korea has signed a multi－billion dollar contract on its homegrown fighter jet development project.
Codenamed K－FX， it aims to produce scores of fighter jets within the next 15 years or so.
However， it′s not all the way downhill from here on.
Connie Kim points out some of the stumbling blocks standing in the way.
Korea will push ahead to develop its first indigenous fighter jet as the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and the nation′s only aircraft maker Korea Aerospace Industries signed a formal contract on Monday.
Under the pact， Korea hopes to produce 120 homegrown mid－tier fighter jets by 2032 to replace its aging fleet of F－4s and F－5s.
The contract signing of the nation′s largest weapons development project was delayed six months than originally planned.

″Negotiations with Indonesia delayed the signing and there were changes in domestic developments which needed to be reflected.″
20－percent of the 15－billion dollar fighter jet program will be invested by Indonesia based on a deal signed with Korea Aerospace Industries.
Participating in design process and component production， Jakarta will in turn receive one prototype plane and technological data from Korea.
With the signing of the contract taking place later than planned， production of six test planes is expected to be completed by 2026.
In January， a task force team of 70 to 80 officials and experts will be launched.
However， development of Korea′s first indigenous fighter jet will have to overcome several hurdles yet.
It needs to develop four core technologies including the active electronically scanned radar as the U.S. barred Lockheed Martin from transferring those technologies to Seoul in April.
Although the U.S. government approved the transfer of the remaining 21 technologies this month，... concerns remain， as Korea may not receive a number of specific sub－technologies needed for the project.

″Other lingering concerns are that the government budget for the KF－X project has been cut to about 57 million dollars next year and that the fighter jet development timeline has been pushed back，... making it hard to recoup investment.
Connie Kim， Arirang News.″

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