A group of six Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) personnel have arrived in Seoul, South Korea, on November 29th to commence the FA-50M program with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI).
The primary responsibility of the RMAF personnel is to monitor the progress of the acquisition of 18 FA-50M light combat aircraft from KAI, according to an undisclosed source.
The group of RMAF officers is led by a Colonel.
In a recent social media post by the RMAF account late October, the issue of dispatching a group of RMAF officers to South Korea was discussed during a meeting between RMAF Chief General Tan Sri Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan and General Jung Sanghwa, Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF CoS).
“During this meeting, the discussions revolved around the strategic defense cooperation between the RMAF and ROKAF, particularly involving the Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) on the FA-50 aircraft towards realizing the acquisition of FA-50 aircraft for the RMAF.”
The social media statement further highlighted, “The RMAF has planned the deployment of the first group of six (6) officers for the FLIT-LCA FA-50 aircraft project to South Korea, scheduled for November 2023.
The RMAF will acquire the latest variant of the aircraft, the FA-50 Block 20.
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