Production cost hike raises risk of KF-21 rollout delay

South Korea’s plan to deploy 120 KF-21 Boramae fighter jets by 2032 may face delays as rising production costs put growing pressure on the defense budget, according to data submitted to the National Assembly. The cost of producing 80 additional KF-21 jets under the follow-up production phase has risen by nearly 30 percent from the initial estimate, mainly due to inflation, exchange rate increases and supply chain instability caused by global conflicts. According to data submitted by the Defense

By The Korea Herald