South Korea's self-developed supersonic fighter "Falcon" KF-21 (Boramae) has successfully tested a few days ago. Foreign media reported that the aircraft is equipped with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, marking a new milestone for the aircraft's development progress.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] South Korea's self-developed supersonic fighter "Falcon" KF-21 (Boramae) has successfully tested a few days ago. Foreign media reported that the aircraft is equipped with an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, which is also for the aircraft. It is estimated that there will be other prototypes for test flights in the future, and mass production will begin in 2026 at the earliest.

South Korea's self-developed supersonic fighter "Falcon" KF-21 completed its maiden flight in July last year. Since then, it has continuously improved its flight altitude and speed through more than 100 test flights. At the beginning of this year, its flight speed successfully exceeded the speed of sound. During a test flight last month, it reached supersonic speeds for the first time.

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"Yonhap News Agency" reported on the 4th of this month that the KF-21 prototype had successfully tested again a few days ago, and the active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar was installed on the test flight, and the development progress of the aircraft continued to make progress.

Up to now, the South Korean military has had four prototypes undergoing test flights, and prototypes No. 5 and No. 6 will also be put into use in the first half of this year. It is expected to complete 2,000 test flights in February 2026.

Foreign media reports mentioned that the KF-21 is a 4.5-generation supersonic semi-stealth fighter, known for its high agility and low maintenance costs, and is expected to begin mass production in 2026.