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Old 30th Jan 2024, 12:10
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Saudi & Korea 6th Gen Fighter-Bomber

Breaking news.

Saudi Arabia and South Korea officially to promote joint development as 6 generation fighter.
According to Ministry of Defense official on the 30th, senior officials from Agency for Defense Development(ADD) and MoD visited Saudi Arabia in top secret days ago.

ADD is South Korea's most secret weapons development department.

Specifically, Both countries will joint development of the 6 generation fighter and MUM-T, UCAV.

South Korea government also emphasized that the development period can be drastically reduced thanks to successful of KF-21.

Various destructive strategic missiles and UCAV for KF-21 are under development at high speed.
Notably, KF-21 have powerful sensors and computing capabilities and through this, KF-21 can be excellent electronic warfare variant.

Air to air missile(short, long range), Long range stealth cruise missile(KALCM), Anti radiation missile, Supersonic cruise missile(multipurpose), Hypersonic cruise missile(multipurpose), Air-launched ballistic missile, EMP missile and much more.

Through these missiles, KF-21 will serve as almost bomber role.

Basically, most of weapons deal with South Korea are treated as secret. Especially in middle east region. They exported crucial weapons to UAE and Saudi Arabia long ago but some of them has been revealed recently.
​​​​​​​Overall cooperation will take shape soon.
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