Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced on Thursday that senior officials from the United Arab Emirates Air Force visited South Korea’s next-generation KF-21 fighter jet manufacturing and development facilities.
The UAE delegation, led by Major General Rashid Mohammed Al Shamsi, Commander of the UAE Air Force and Air Defense, visited KAI’s headquarters in Sacheon, located 291 kilometers southeast of Seoul, the company said.
The delegation inspected the production lines of the KF-21 fighter jet and the FA-50 light attack aircraft.
Brigadier General Azan Ali Abdulaziz Al Nuaimi, Head of the Air Warfare Center in the UAE Air Force, participated in a test flight aboard a KF-21 prototype.
Their visit comes as part of efforts to expand military cooperation between Seoul and Abu Dhabi.
Under a preliminary agreement signed during the visit, the UAE Air Force will be able to observe air drills involving the KF-21 and visit South Korean units that will operate the fighter, according to the Korean company.
The KF-21 fighter is scheduled to be delivered to the South Korean Air Force next year.
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