Air Force head to join in T-50 trainer jet exercise
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Air Force chief was to join
this year's first midair interception exercise here later Tuesday
in which he will pilot the country's domestically made air trainer
jet himself, the Air Force said.
Air Force Chief of Staff Kim Sung-il's participation in the drill
is aimed at testing T-50 training aircraft before they are
commissioned starting in February, as well as inspecting the air
defense posture, it added.
South Korea developed its first trainer jet T-50, which is able to
fly at supersonic speed, in 2005 for the purpose of training elite
pilots. It is also seeking to export the jet.
"The T-50 fleet led by Chief of Staff Kim is scheduled to take off
from the Air Force's base in Suwon (46 kilometers south of Seoul)
around 2:40 p.m.," the Air Force said in a press release.
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If i am not wrong the South Koreans plan to replace their F-5s with
A-50(combat version of T-50). I am wondering if we will do the same
for our F-5S/T.
My guess is that RSAF will simply get more F-16C/Ds to replace the
F-5S/T. Comments? 
