South Korea receives first KF‑21 fighter, after retiring its last F‑4E in 2024

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South Korea receives first KF‑21 fighter, after retiring its last F‑4E in 2024
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Korea Aerospace Industries handed over the first production KF‑21 Boramae to the Republic of Korea Air Force on 22 September 2026, and the ROKAF officially retired its final operational F‑4E Phantom II on 7 June 2024.

The air force also moved the retirement deadline for its F‑5 fleet forward to the end of 2027, with about 50 active F‑5 variants still in service and ages ranging from 40 to 61 years.

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