Korean Air Force takes out KF-21 fighter jet for test flight — in pictures
![The KF-21, right, and KF-16 fighter jets conduct a test flight above an air base in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, on Feb. 19. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/02/19/8c2e4022-0721-4fa0-8152-4dd4de3c25c4.jpg)
The KF-21, right, and KF-16 fighter jets conduct a test flight above an air base in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, on Feb. 19. [NEWS1]
A KF-21 fighter jet conducts a test flight above an air base in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, on Feb. 19.
The pilot seated in the rear seat of the KF-21 is Korean Air Force chief of staff Gen. Lee Young-su, commanding his first test flight of the fighter jet. The first batch of the homegrown fighter aircraft is set to be delivered next year.
![KF-21, top, and KF-16 fighter jets conduct a test flight above an air base in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, on Feb. 19. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/02/19/07f0bc2a-656a-4174-b512-36850e0a20a5.jpg)
KF-21, top, and KF-16 fighter jets conduct a test flight above an air base in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, on Feb. 19. [NEWS1]
![Korean Air Force chief of staff Gen. Lee Young-su, right, and another pilot give a thumbs-up after conducting a test flight of the KF-21 fighter jet at an air base in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, on Feb. 19. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/02/19/b2a45d1d-768b-4551-b0f5-1dfe70141fc3.jpg)
Korean Air Force chief of staff Gen. Lee Young-su, right, and another pilot give a thumbs-up after conducting a test flight of the KF-21 fighter jet at an air base in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, on Feb. 19. [NEWS1]
![A KF-21 fighter jet conducts a test flight above an air base in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, on Feb. 19. The pilot seated in the back is Korean Air Force chief of staff Gen. Lee Young-su. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/02/19/43edf652-4fa0-44ea-8cc5-08a394f4e63a.jpg)
A KF-21 fighter jet conducts a test flight above an air base in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, on Feb. 19. The pilot seated in the back is Korean Air Force chief of staff Gen. Lee Young-su. [NEWS1]
![Korean Air Force chief of staff Gen. Lee Young-su gives a thumbs-up ahead of conducting a test flight of the KF-21 fighter jet at an air base in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, on Feb. 19. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/02/19/50bcf95a-4bec-4946-98e7-79867438219e.jpg)
Korean Air Force chief of staff Gen. Lee Young-su gives a thumbs-up ahead of conducting a test flight of the KF-21 fighter jet at an air base in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, on Feb. 19. [YONHAP]
BY KIM MIN-YOUNG [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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