Military of China, force comment.
Military of China, force comment.

Data Figure: Korea KF-X fighter model

[Yonhap Seoul, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) – South Korea and Indonesia this week will begin to develop new stealth fighter program.

Procurement Agency, according to South Korean Defense Ministry said the two countries from the Department of Defense and Procurement officials tomorrow will be about 160 km away from Seoul, Daejeon held a ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Joint Research Centre and co-operation start. Defense Procurement Bureau Lu Diners (sound) and Indonesia asked Defense Secretary 厄里斯赫里 Yang will attend the ceremony.

commitment to South Korea, the cooperation required Indonesian pre-KF-X program research and development costs of 20%, or about $ 10 million. Indonesia will send about 30 researchers, with South Korea about 100 researchers in the next two years with the implementation of the plan.

According to the preliminary agreement signed last year between the two countries, KF-X fighter mass production in Indonesia will purchase about 50; Indonesia will bear some of the costs and participate in joint production and marketing. Formal agreement was signed in April this year.

Lu large to the Department of Defense Procurement Agency said in a statement: “Since 1973, the two countries established diplomatic relations, South Korea and Indonesia have maintained friendly relations for many years, especially since we both in the defense industry and defense procurement continued exchanges and cooperation in the field, KF-X project could be realized. It will be a help to the defense industry and national security between the two countries to move forward the strategic plan. “

Korea Air Force from 2000 years has been promoting the KF-X program, hoping to South Korea in 2020 can produce stealth aircraft to replace aging F-4/5 fighters.

Defense Procurement Agency, said the new prototype aircraft will be selected in 2012.

May this year, South Korea, Indonesia agreed to buy 16 T-50 “Golden Eagle” training machine. This marks the first export of Korean supersonic aircraft.