Can South Korea’s most advanced fighter, the KF-21, compete with China, the US and Europe?

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South Korea has introduced its first advanced fighter jet, the KF-21, but analysts suggest that it faces significant competition from other global manufacturers, notably from the US and Europe. The rollout of the KF-21 marks a significant achievement in South Korea's defense industry.

South Korea’s first home-grown combat aircraft, the KF-21, still has a “long way to go” competing globally against products from the US, Europe and China, analysts say, as the fighter jet is finally rolled out. In March, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) officially unveiled the first production unit of the KF-21 Boramae, making South Korea the eighth country to join an elite group capable of indigenously developing advanced supersonic combat aircraft. The roll-out marked the start of mass...