Indonesia received its first two Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50i Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer aircrafts on Sept 11, accordin...
Indonesia received its first two Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50i Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer aircrafts on Sept 11, according to a report by official Indonesian news agency Antara.
In 2011, KAI contracted 16 aircraft for export to Indonesia (worth of $400M) and have been developing the T-50i based on the latest T-50 family version to comply with the requirement of the Indonesian Air Force.The delivery of the T-50i will be completed in first half of 2014.
KAI announced on June 28th that the T-50i (Indonesia version of T-50) has acquired the military type certificate through the Republic of Korea Government airworthiness authority committee chaired by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
The military type certificate awarded to the T-50i through DAPA bureau of analysis and evaluation, MACA (Military Airworthiness Certification Authority) indicates that the Republic of Korea Government confirms the airworthy design of the aircraft.
The T-50i military type certification will prove to be a positive reinforcement to exports in Philippines, Iraq, Chile, and other countries.
