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Block 1 : Air superiority fighter Block 2 : Multirole combat aircraft Block 3 : Stealth multirole combat aircraft
KAI KF-21 Boramae is a block 1 : Air superiority fighter Block 2 : Multirole combat aircraft Block 3 : Stealth multirole combat aircraft originating in South Korea. It was built by Korea Aerospace Industries.
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KF-21 보라매 - 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 본문으로 이동 주 메뉴 주 메뉴 사이드바로 이동 숨기기 둘러보기 대문 최근 바뀜 요즘 화제 임의 문서로 사용자 모임 사랑방 사용자 모임 관리 요청 편집 안내 소개 도움말 정책과 지침 질문방 검색 검색 외관 기부 계정 만들기 로그인 개인 도구 기부 계정 만들기 로그인 목차 사이드바로 이동 숨기기 처음 위치
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South Korean advanced multirole fighter aircraft KF-21 Boramae IF-X KF-21 KF-X Boramae edit Language Label Description Also known as default for all languages No label defined – English Korea Aerospac
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Block 1 : Air superiority fighter Block 2 : Multirole combat aircraft Block 3 : Stealth multirole combat aircraft
South Korea
Korea Aerospace Industries
Agency for Defense Development
In service
Republic of Korea Air Force
KAI : 6 prototypes ROKAF : 1 (40 orders)
2024–present
22 September 2026
19 July 2022
1 or 2
16.9 m (55 ft 4 in)
11.2 m (36 ft 7 in)
4.7 m (15 ft 4 in)
46.5 m 2 (501 sq ft)
11,800 kg (26,015 lb)
17,200 kg (37,920 lb)
25,600 kg (56,400 lb)
6,000 kg (13,227 lb) internal
7,700 kg (17,000 lb) external
2 × General Electric F414-GE-400K (manufactured under license by Hanwha Aerospace ) turbofan , 57.8 kN (13,000 lbf) thrust each dry, 97.9 kN (22,000 lbf) with afterburner
2,200 km/h (1,400 mph, 1,200 kn)
1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi) (estimated)
2,900 km (1,800 mi, 1,550 nmi)
1× 20 mm M61A2 Vulcan rotary autocannon , 480 rounds
10 (6 under-wing hardpoints and 4 under-fuselage hardpoints)
+9.0
Air-to-air missiles: Meteor IRIS-T LRAAM (Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile, In development) SRAAM (Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile, in development) AIM-120 AMRAAM (Approved) AIM-9X Sidewinder (Approved) Air-to-surface missiles: KALCM Cheonryong (Block 2, in development) Anti-ship missiles: Korean Hypersonic anti-ship missile (In development)
GBU-12 Paveway II (Block 2) GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (Block 2) GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition (Block 2) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (Block 2) GBU-54 Joint Direct Attack Munition (Block 2) GBU-56 Joint Direct Attack Munition (Block 2) KGGB (Block 2) Mark 82 bomb (Block 2) Mark 84 bomb (Block 2)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 17,200 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
KAI KF-21 Boramae equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for KF-21 Boramae · Block 1. Service scope: Republic of Korea Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 6 prototypes, 1 in service. Origin: Republic of Korea. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.