The KF-21 Boramae continues its flight tests at full steam, successfully performing a Meteor air-to-air missile launch test to verify proper separation of the weapon.
The Defense Acquisition Programs Administration (DAPA), reported the successful separation test of a Meteor missile (test version) of the KF-21, and the successful test firing of its cannon:
“The KF-21 took off from the 3rd Air Force Training Wing (Sacheon) and successfully conducted an air-to-air launch test and an aerial firing test conducted over the South Sea.”
The purpose of these tests is to verify the safety of the aircraft during the launch and firing of its armament. The characteristics of the aircraft’s structure and engine are examined and how they impact aerodynamically at the moment of launching the bombs and missiles it will carry.
For the cannon fire tests, DAPA reported that 100 rounds were fired, and the aim is to determine if the action of the weapon has any negative effect on the aircraft’s performance and structure.
See also: Successful first flight of the tandem-seat KF-21 Boramae
In the future, the KF-21 will continue to verify the stability and performance of its armament through air-to-air missile and 20 mm multi-tube internal cannon firing tests in all types of flight envelopes (low altitude, high altitude, low or high speed, etc.).
