KF-X mock-up revealed at Seoul ADEX 2019
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One of the largest aerospace and defense exhibitions in Northeast Asia,... 2019 Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition or ADEX... kicked off this morning,... featuring the latest in military technology.
And with a sneak peak at the exhibition,...our Kim Ji-yeon joins us on the line.
So Ji-yeon, tell us more about ADEX 2019.
Participants at the event, which is in its 12th installment, can experience the latest technology in aerospace and other weapons systems.
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon... in his opening speech this morning... praised the rapid development of the defense industry since the 1970s.
He stressed the need to raise defense capabilities to cope with changing trends and new forms of threat.
During the six-day event... various programs are taking place at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province.
Spectators can get a close view of the fifth-generation stealth fighter jets... the F-35As which were unveiled to the public earlier this month... as well as a light-armed helicopter which shows off its mobility at the event for the first time.
But the highlight of the opening day is a mock-up of the envisioned indigenous cutting-edge fighter aircraft being developed under Korea's 7-and-a-half-billion U.S. dollar KF-X project, which has been revealed for the very first time.
Many have said that its appearance is similar to the F-35A fighter jet.
Korea Aerospace Industries says the homegrown jet boasts a maximum speed of around 22-hundred kilometers per hour.
It's equipped with an Active Electronically Scanned Array or AESA radar system... which improves coverage and performance.
The aircraft can carry up to 77-hundred kilograms of weapons... including the country's Taurus long-range air-to-surface cruise missile... currently in development.
Back to you.
And with a sneak peak at the exhibition,...our Kim Ji-yeon joins us on the line.
So Ji-yeon, tell us more about ADEX 2019.
Participants at the event, which is in its 12th installment, can experience the latest technology in aerospace and other weapons systems.
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon... in his opening speech this morning... praised the rapid development of the defense industry since the 1970s.
He stressed the need to raise defense capabilities to cope with changing trends and new forms of threat.
During the six-day event... various programs are taking place at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province.
Spectators can get a close view of the fifth-generation stealth fighter jets... the F-35As which were unveiled to the public earlier this month... as well as a light-armed helicopter which shows off its mobility at the event for the first time.
But the highlight of the opening day is a mock-up of the envisioned indigenous cutting-edge fighter aircraft being developed under Korea's 7-and-a-half-billion U.S. dollar KF-X project, which has been revealed for the very first time.
Many have said that its appearance is similar to the F-35A fighter jet.
Korea Aerospace Industries says the homegrown jet boasts a maximum speed of around 22-hundred kilometers per hour.
It's equipped with an Active Electronically Scanned Array or AESA radar system... which improves coverage and performance.
The aircraft can carry up to 77-hundred kilograms of weapons... including the country's Taurus long-range air-to-surface cruise missile... currently in development.
Back to you.