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Data for: Korean T-50 advanced trainer four-plane formation flight

[According to the British, "Flight International" Web site May 27, 2011 report]: Indonesia out of a were $ 400 million of orders for the purchase of 16 South Korean Aerospace Industries T-50 “Golden Eagle” advanced jet trainer, the aircraft is the first export orders.

KAI Enes Park, executive vice president, said Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense signed a deal on Wednesday. Contract in South Korea and Indonesia signed the loan agreement between the government 18 months after delivery of the aircraft must begin.

Prior to the April 12, the Government of Indonesia sent a letter to the KAI, assigned to the company as the preferred bidder for the replacement of the country’s 53-based BAE Systems Hawk trainer aircraft. The letter is bound to the fate of T-50 competition, AERO Woduohuodi’s L-159 and Yakovlev’s Yak-130.

16 架 KAI T-50 will be in South Korea Sacheon City factory, and then partially decomposed by sea to Indonesia, then Indonesia’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia/Indonesian Aerospace (IAe) company to re- assembly.

Although the KAI and the South Korean government paid a lot of effort, but the T-50 or two in the United Arab Emirates and Singapore Air Force lost a bid Alenia – Markey’s M-346.

T-50 in Israel and the United States and its competitors to bid again in the confrontation. 2012, Israel Air Force in the T-50 and M-346 selected trainer Douglas A-4 Skyhawk replacement machine. And early May, Alenia – Markey, general manager of Alessandra Franzoni said the United States used to replace T-38 Northrop Grumman bid would be in the TX T-50 and M-346 conducted between.

Park added, may also be sold to Indonesia version of the T-50 fighters, F/A-50; but this has not yet been fully discussed.

Park said, Indonesia also participated in Korea’s KF-X project. 2010 Farnborough Air Show, South Korea and Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding, which may burden KF-X development costs by 20%. Indonesia is currently looking to how to participate in the project.

procurement Jakarta T-50 is only the latest efforts to upgrade its air force case. November 2010, the purchase of eight Embraer’s EMB-314 “Super Tucano” light attack aircraft, used to replace the Vietnam War era Rockwell OV-10 “Mustang.” January 2011, it awarded a $ Arinc Engineering Services $ 66.7 million contract to refurbish five C-130B.

Indonesia is also considering upgrading its 10 F-16A/B fighters. Jakarta media reported the U.S. Air Force will buy 24 used F-16, but the message has not been confirmed by official Washington and Jakarta. (National Defense Science and Technology Information Network Development Research Center of China Aviation Industry Yang Xiaohua)

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