19 March 2024
by Akhil Kadidal
The fifth KAI KF-21 prototype takes on fuel from a Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) on 19 March 2024. This image is a screenshot from a Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) video of the event. (DAPA)
The Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 Boramae has successfully completed its first in-flight refuelling (IFR) test.
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said the milestone was set by the fifth KF-21 prototype on 19 March. The aircraft “took off from the runway of the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) 3rd Flying Training Wing at Sacheon at 0945 h [local time] … and successfully performed an aerial refuelling flight over the South Sea”, DAPA said.
A RoKAF Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft was used to refuel the KF-21 using its Aerial Refuelling Boom System (ARBS), DAPA added.
According to the agency, efforts to successfully integrate the KF-21 with the A330 MRTT were started on 8 March with a preliminary inspection of control characteristics between the A330 MRRT’s refuelling boom and the KF-21 fuel-receiving port.
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- Source: https://www.janes.com/defence-news/kf-21-completes-first-successful-aerial-refuelling-test
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