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KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
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Every Bulletin story and press release covering KAI T-50 Golden Eagle, newest first.

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2026
2 September

ReleaseAirbility secures KRW 6.5 billion Series A led by Sazze Partners, bringing total funding to USD 7.6 million

2025
23 October

ReleaseHanwha Aerospace signs agreement for additional T700 and F404 engines to power Korea’s indigenous aircraft

20 October

ReleaseKAI-Airbus signed a strategic MOU to strengthen aerospace cooperation

20 October

ReleaseRTX's Raytheon delivers first PhantomStrike radar for Korea Aerospace Industries' FA-50 fleet

3 July A model of the F414 engine mounted on a KF-21 airframe.

Hanwha to supply 80 engines for first mass-produced KF-21s

An extension from has brought the company's total contract value to KRW 1.1794 trillion, including extensive post-sale military support through to 2028.

17 June

ReleaseLockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries expand strategic relationship

2024
17 July

ReleaseTriumph awarded F404 Auxiliary Gearbox from GE Aerospace

26 June

Hanwha receives order for forty engines for the KF-21

About 40 F414 engines and spare modules will be installed in the full production run of the KF-21, and Hanwha will also provide follow-up support such as engine maintenance instructors and on-site technical support.

2023
20 June

ReleaseLockheed Martin, Korea Aerospace Industries & Red 6 announce initial augmented reality integration work for T-50 platform

7 March

ReleaseLockheed Martin, Korea Aerospace Industries & Red 6 Aerospace announce emerging technology partnership

2020
3 December Cobham Mission Systems will deliver an air refuelling probe solution for the KAI FA-50 advanced jet aircraft.

KAI calls on Cobham's expertise for refuelling probe

Cobham Mission Systems will provide the air refuelling probe for Korea Aerospace industries' FA-50 advanced jet aircraft. The solution will involve a bespoke telescopic probe.

11 June GE Aviation’s F414-GE-400K engine will power KAI’s fighter, the KF-X.

South Korea's KF-X receives first of 240 F414 engines

KAI is continuing its long-standing collaboration with GE and, four years after specifying the F414 powerplant for the latest fighter project, has taken delivery of the all-important first engine.

2017
20 February

ReleaseSecond Lockheed Martin T-50A takes flight in Greenville, South Carolina

2016
26 July

ReleaseLockheed Martin's second T-50A aircraft for T-X competition takes flight

2 June

ReleaseLockheed Martin flies first T-50A upgraded aircraft for T-X competition

2013
27 November

ReleaseMetronor AS selected to provide additional Advanced Boresight Systems for Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 light attack aircraft

2011
6 July

ReleaseAerosonic announces new order from Korea Aerospace Industries

2010
24 September

ReleaseMetronor AS selected to provide Advanced Boresight System solution for Korea Aerospace Industries new TA-50 tactical trainer / light attack aircraft

2009
23 September

ReleaseIsrael Aerospace Industries will supply advanced radar systems worth $280 million to the Republic of South Korea

2008
28 November

ReleaseMetronor's Next Generation Boresight System to replace Korea Aerospace Industries T-50 Golden Eagle legacy boresight system