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Iraq’s New Trainer-Fighters: FA-50 Bounces the Czech

Iraq’s New Trainer-Fighters: FA-50 Bounces the Czech

TA-50 drops tank (click to view full) Iraq may be on track to become the first export customer for South Korea's T-50 Golden Eagle family of supersonic jet trainers and lightweight fighters. But the KAI/Lockheed Martin plane ran into a familiar set of international...

South Korea to Show off T-50 Trainer

South Korea to Show off T-50 Trainer

South Korea will make a showing, for the first time, at the Airport Expo Dubai, showing off its T-50 jet trainer. The Korean Aerospace Industries T-50 “Golden Eagle” is designed specifically to train pilots for the F-16 and other fourth and fifth generation jets. KIA says it has about 100 orders booked from Korea’s own air force.