KAI KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES, LTD.

President Kim Dae-Jung declared the development of indigenous fighter jet and its deployment in 2015
Approved the basic strategy of the KF-X Project (by Defense Acquisition Program Promotion Committee)
Conducted exploratory development (organized by the Agency for Defense Development and participated by KAI and LIG Next 1 as a prototype develop company)
EMD Program Feasibility Analysis (KISTEP/KIDA)
Selection of the leading company and concluded a contract for EMD (Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development) Program
Program Kick-off meeting and SRR/SFR
Designation of defense good and defense company for KF-X program
Completed PDR (Preliminary Design Review)
Completed CDR (Critical Design Review)
Started the Final Assembly of the First Prototype
Roll-Out of the First Prototype
First flight (07.19), KF-21 First flight Ceremony (09.28)
Supersonic Flight (02.23), Weapons separation test (METEOR : 03.28, AIM-2000 : 04.04),
Provisional combat suitability evaluation(05.15), 6^th Prototype of KF-21, 1^st Flight(06.28)
EMD Completion