KF-21 fighter jet begins mass production

Korea rolled out the first KF-21 Boramae fighter jet to come off the assembly line, Wednesday, marking the culmination of a 25-year development program and the beginning of a new chapter for the country's defense industry. President Lee Jae Myung attended a ceremony for the beginning of mass production on the domestically developed jet in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, Wednesday, highlighting the achievement in the country’s long-standing aspiration for self-reliance in national defense. Sacheon is home to Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), the defense company that has jointly led the project over the past 25 years with other stakeholders such as Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Systems, the Air Force and the Agency for Defense Development. The president said the government will capitalize on the KF-21's success as a “solid foundation” as part of the nation's vision to become one of the world’s top four defense-industrial powers, while expanding investment in relevant industries and strengthening cooperation with partner countries. “The fighter jet standing proudly before you embod

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