Aircraft program
Low wing single turboprop trainer. Includes the variant KA-1, an armed forward air control version.
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Subscribe| Variant | Launch / first flight | Production end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAI KT-1 Woong Bee | 1988 / 1991 | Production: 4 (2020) Four KA-1S aircraft for Senegal began delivery from May 2020 per NamuWiki (delayed from a planned end-2019 schedule due to COVID). DefenceWeb states 'four KA-1S light attack and training turboprops were delivered between 2020 and 2021,' and GlobalMil [medium]. Baseline variant. | |
| KAI KA-1 | 2000 / 2001 | Armed variant for RoKAF. | |
| KAI KT-1C | 2004 / 2007 | Multirole export variant, with modernised avionics. |
| Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. | News |
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