Korea Information Service, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) will begin mass production of its supersonic fighter jet before the end of this year and place them at air bases sometime in 2005, the company said in a symposium held at the Paradise Hotel in Busan.
KAI had a successful, historic test flight of the supersonic jet trainer, dubbed the T-50, last February.
The aerospace firm, mired in a battle between Korean Air and its labor union due to a planned 28.1 percent stake takeover by Daewoo Heavy Industries and Machinery, plans to export 800-1,200 units of the T-50 and its variant supersonic fighter jet A-50 in the future.
KAI will showcase its aircrafts, including the T-50, A-50, F-50, a propeller pilot trainer plane called the KT-1, as well as, helicopters, satellites, unmanned aircraft and various plane components, during the Korea Air Show 2003, which will kick off on Tuesday at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO) in Busan.
