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Put DI FB that talk the agreement on that KF-21 pylon production with KAI. Three main focus on the agreement:

• KF-21 components production,
• Simulator cooperation,
• Study on Next Gen Mid Size Commercial/Transport.

On #3, does this mean KAI want to bring DI for MC-X cooperation ? This can be also push for more engagement toward KF-21 as condition precendence.



On Transport, DI do have more experience, compare to Fighter and Trainer.



In the end overall meeting focus is KF-21 (KAI market it in Indonesia as IF-21, eventough DI will only involve with components and not license production anymore). I sense future Indonesia-ROK industrial defense Co-op will hinge on realisation of that procurement.

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

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Put DI FB that talk the agreement on that KF-21 pylon production with KAI. Three main focus on the agreement:

• KF-21 components production,
• Simulator cooperation,
• Study on Next Gen Mid Size Commercial/Transport.

On #3, does this mean KAI want to bring DI for MC-X cooperation ? This can be also push for more engagement toward KF-21 as condition precendence.

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On Transport, DI do have more experience, compare to Fighter and Trainer.

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In the end overall meeting focus is KF-21 (KAI market it in Indonesia as IF-21, eventough DI will only involve with components and not license production anymore). I sense future Indonesia-ROK industrial defense Co-op will hinge on realisation of that procurement.

So the KAI MC-X will be larger than the KC-390 and Il-276, but smaller than the A400M and C-2. I wonder how many can be sold on the export market with so many competitors/rivals.

The maximum amount what can be absorbed by Indonesia to replace the current C-130B/H fleet is around 25. South-Korea has only 12 C-130Hs in its fleet. But didn't South-Korea ordered 3 KC-390s a couple of years ago?

 

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But didn't South-Korea ordered 3 KC-390s a couple of years ago?

Embraer and Mahindra Group Advance Plans for C-390 Millennium Industrialization in India; Identify Nagpur as the Location for Assembly Facility, if selected

· Companies continue evaluating and preparing for local manufacturing and assembly in India, subject to selection of the C-390 Millennium for the Indian Air Force Medium Transport Aircraft programme

www.embraer.com

Perhaps because this MC-X or because Embrear more keen to have India as industrial partner in Asia. No more room for other Asia industrial partner, at least with significant industrial portion.

Just like KFX, now KAI seems wants to get partner for MC-X and DI being approach again. Some speculate this is not MC-X, but commercial airliner. I tend to see taking airliner program will be too much for KAI, as they are now focus to MC-X outside existing projects.

I still see potential 3 sq from Indonesia and ROK each (thus 6 sq) can be the initial market. Perhaps because of this, they approach DI as eventough all the problem during KFX/IFX development, Indonesia still the most potential market and partner on Southeast Asia. They (ROK) will have problem to get partner from East Asia.