The retirement of South Korea’s Phantoms and Tigers with the arrival of the “KF-21” fighter

According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, at the same time as some movements of the North Korean air force, South Korea has announced that it has signed a contract with the state-owned Korean Aerospace Industries Corporation for the production of “KF-21″ fighters. ” has signed.

The “Defense Post” website wrote on Saturday, this project is one of South Korea’s efforts to modernize its air force capabilities. This country also looks at North Korea.

The North Korean Air Force has a fleet of 572 fighter planes, including hundreds of MiG-17, MiG – 19″ and “MiG-21” are manufactured by the former Soviet Union or China.

Not long ago, the North Korean Air Force flew 150 fighters in a large exercise. The North Korean Air Force conducted intensive training for this exercise for a long time and many aircraft participated in this exercise. They were also closely watching this air exercise. North Korea’s state news agency called the country’s fighter pilots “brave” and praised them.

According to this report, South Korea’s KF-21 fighters The old fleet of “F-4 Phantom” and “F-5 Tiger” fighters will be replaced by the operationalization. The production of these fighters is supposed to start by the first half of 2024.

South Korea has announced that the prototypes of this fighter will undergo further tests later this year, and one of these planes is scheduled to fly in February. This year, it will make a flight in severe weather.

This fighter is supposed to be equipped with Asram short-range advanced air-to-air missiles or Brimstone missiles.

The media reported that North Korea may be converting its Ilyushin-76 aircraft to Awax aircraft.

The analysis of satellite images by the “James Martin” study center in the United States shows that North Korea is trying to convert the Ilyushin-76 plane into an Awax.

The Ilyushin-76 aircraft is currently used by Russia as an Awax. This plane plays an important role in North Korea’s transport fleet.

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