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KF-21 Boramae

air4.5 Genactive

Manufacturer:Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)Introduced: 2026|Status: active|Origin: South Korea

AIRSPEC // KF-21-BORAMAE

2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain

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FIREPOWER

N/A

MOBILITY

N/A

PROTECTION

N/A

SENSORS

N/A

COMBAT VALUE

N/A

UNIT COST

N/A

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typeaircraft

Categoryair

Country🇰🇷South Korea

ContractorKorea Aerospace Industries (KAI)

Statusactive

Generation4.5 Generation

Introduced2026

Service StatusActive

Data SourceIISS Military Balance / Official Specifications

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

50/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

50/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length16.9 m

Width11.2 m

Height4.7 m

Weight11,800 kg

Crew1 personnel

Max Speed2,200 km/h

Range2,900 km

Ceiling16,000 m

Powerplant2x General Electric F414-GE-400K turbofans

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

PRIMARY WEAPON

M61A2 20mm rotary cannon

SECONDARY WEAPONS

4x Meteor BVRAAM in semi-conformal fuselage recesses

GUIDED MISSILES

Meteor BVRAAMAIM-2000 IRIS-TCheonryong ALCM

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarNONE

Visual Detection Only

Fire Control (FCS)MANUAL

Direct Aiming Optics

Radar Warning (RWR)NONE

No Dedicated RWR

ECM SuiteNONE

Standard Decoys Only

Thermal & FLIRNONE

Optical Day Vision Only

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR80% WORKSHARE

Korea Aerospace Industries🇰🇷

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇰🇷

General Electric F414-GE-400K (License)Vendor: Hanwha AerospaceThrust/Power: 98 kN x 2

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇰🇷

Hanwha Indigenous AESA RadarManufacturer: Hanwha SystemsArchitecture: AESA Radar

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇰🇷

Meteor BVRAAM / Cheonryong ALCMVendor: LIG Nex1Payload: BVRAAM / Cruise

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇰🇷

Electro-Optical Targeting Pod (EO-TGP)Vendor: Hanwha Systems

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼

TSMCNode: 7nm Military Node

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositioncomposite

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Satellite UplinkNo

Tactical Data LinkStandard

Military EncryptionCommercial

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase CostN/A

Annual Operating CostN/A

Annual Maintenance CostN/A

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

N/A

Mobility

N/A

Protection

N/A

Sensors

N/A

Reliability

N/A

Maintainability

N/A

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceIISS Military Balance / Official Specifications

Last Verification Date2026-10-10