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T-50: Advanced trainer jet TA-50: Lead-in fighter-trainer FA-50: Light combat aircraft FA-50 Block 20: Multirole light fighter
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle is a t-50: Advanced trainer jet TA-50: Lead-in fighter-trainer FA-50: Light combat aircraft FA-50 Block 20: Multirole light fighter originating in South Korea. It was built by Korea Aerospace Industries Lockheed Martin.
South KoreaT-50: Advanced trainer jet TA-50: Lead-in fighter-trainer FA-50: Light combat aircraft FA-50 Block 20: Multirole light fighter
South Korea
Korea Aerospace Industries Lockheed Martin
In service
Republic of Korea Air Force Iraqi Air Force Indonesian Air Force Royal Thai Air Force
200 (all models)
2001–present
22 February 2005
20 August 2002
2
13.14 m (43 ft 1 in)
9.45 m (31 ft 0 in) with wingtip missiles
4.82 m (15 ft 8 in)
23.69 m 2 (255.0 sq ft)
6,470 kg (14,285 lb)
10,722 kg (23,638 lb)
2,655 liters (701 U.S. gal) internal
1 × General Electric F404 -GE-102 afterburning turbofan engine (built under license by Samsung Techwin ), 53.07 kN (11,930 lbf) thrust dry, 78.7 kN (17,700 lbf) with afterburner
1,840 km/h (1,140 mph, 990 kn) at 9,150 m (30,000 ft)
1,851 km (1,150 mi, 999 nmi)
14,630 m (48,000 ft)
198 m/s (39,000 ft/min)
1× General Dynamics M197 20mm (0.787 in) 3-barrel rotary electric cannon, 205 rounds
Total of 7 with 4 underwing, 2 wingtip and one under fuselage; holding up to 5,400 kg (12,000 lb) of payload
+ 8 − 3
0.96
Air-to-air missiles: AIM-9L/M Sidewinder AIM-9X Sidewinder (Block 70) AIM-120 AMRAAM (Block 70) Air-to-ground missiles: AGM-65 Maverick
AIM-9L/M Sidewinder AIM-9X Sidewinder (Block 70) AIM-120 AMRAAM (Block 70)
AGM-65 Maverick
GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition GBU-12 Paveway II KGGB Mark 82 bomb CBU-105 WCMD Sensor Fuzed Weapon CBU-58 SUU-20 Dispenser
Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod
Hardpoints: Total of 7 with 4 underwing, 2 wingtip and one under fuselage; holding up to 5,400 kg (12,000 lb) of payload
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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 | 13.14 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 13.14 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
IndonesiaReported count for KAI T-50 Golden Eagle · T-50i. Service scope: Indonesian Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 19. Origin: South Korea. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. Cited source 2026-07-16. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for KAI T-50 Golden Eagle · T-50i. Service scope: Indonesian Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 19. Origin: South Korea. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. Cited source 2026-07-16. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
PolandDirectory active-fleet estimate for the source types FA-50GF/PL, grouped under KAI T-50 Golden Eagle. Sums only the listed service and role rows; includes training and special-mission versions where explicitly listed. Excludes the separate Ordered column, aircraft in storage, aircraft undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and the directory's other exclusions. This is the dated directory coverage of these types, not a complete owned-fleet census or a readiness count.
South KoreaAir Force exact named equipment holdings: TA-50. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
ThailandReported count for KAI T-50 Golden Eagle. Service scope: Royal Thai Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): total: 14. Origin: South Korea. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Republic of Korea Air Force Iraqi Air Force Indonesian Air Force Royal Thai Air Force
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for KAI FA-50 · FA-50GF. Service scope: Polish Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 12. Origin: South 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.