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South Korea's KF-21 stealth fighter has made new moves, with prototype No. 2 completing the Meteor missile separation test, and No. 3 conducting a 20mm cannon firing test. The former is Europe

author:The third uncle of Hedong

South Korea's KF-21 stealth fighter has made new moves, with prototype No. 2 completing the Meteor missile separation test, and No. 3 conducting a 20mm cannon firing test. The former is the most advanced medium-range projectile in Europe, with a range of up to 150 kilometers and a maximum flight speed of Mach 4. The latter is the American-made M61 20mm Vulcan 6-barreled cannon, which fired a total of 200 rounds in this test.

The KF-21 "Falcon" fighter, as South Korea's next generation stealth fighter, is developing at an amazing speed, and immediately accelerated various tests after its first flight in 2022. Supersonic flight was achieved in January 2023, and according to the schedule, it will be finalized within this year, mass production will begin next year, and troops will be deployed and combat effectiveness will begin in 2026.

South Korea has become the fourth country in the world to have a stealth fighter with the help of the KF-21, but due to insufficient scientific research strength, the KF-21's use of a half-buried pylon. The external missile must cause a decrease in stealth performance, so it is rated at most four and a half generations, and the South Koreans were also a little prescient, planning three versions of their KF-21. Including the current semi-buried four-and-a-half-generation, and the future use of the built-in bomb bay standard fifth generation, and even the development of sixth-generation aircraft on its basis, the heart is higher than the sky, but a large number of equipment technology comes from Western countries, I don't know how much an assembly machine can bring to the Korean aviation industry.

South Korea's KF-21 stealth fighter has made new moves, with prototype No. 2 completing the Meteor missile separation test, and No. 3 conducting a 20mm cannon firing test. The former is Europe
South Korea's KF-21 stealth fighter has made new moves, with prototype No. 2 completing the Meteor missile separation test, and No. 3 conducting a 20mm cannon firing test. The former is Europe
South Korea's KF-21 stealth fighter has made new moves, with prototype No. 2 completing the Meteor missile separation test, and No. 3 conducting a 20mm cannon firing test. The former is Europe
South Korea's KF-21 stealth fighter has made new moves, with prototype No. 2 completing the Meteor missile separation test, and No. 3 conducting a 20mm cannon firing test. The former is Europe
South Korea's KF-21 stealth fighter has made new moves, with prototype No. 2 completing the Meteor missile separation test, and No. 3 conducting a 20mm cannon firing test. The former is Europe
South Korea's KF-21 stealth fighter has made new moves, with prototype No. 2 completing the Meteor missile separation test, and No. 3 conducting a 20mm cannon firing test. The former is Europe

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