Engines
Hanwha Showcases Indigenous Fighter Engine
The new engine is being developed for later rpoduction KF-21 fighters and potential UCAV projetcs
Hanwha fighter engine
South Korea’s indigenously built fighter engine, seen here at the Farnborough Airshow, produces 15,000 pounds of thrust, on par with GE’s F414 engine. © David McIntosh/AIN

Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace is unveiling its indigenously-developed fighter engine for the first time at the Farnborough Airshow. The 15,000-pound thrust class powerplant is “on a par with GE’s F414,” said the company.

Hanwha is developing its own engine that could power the KAI KF-21 Boramae indigenous fighter in its Block III incarnation from the mid-2030s. Apart from generating similar thrust output to the GE Aerospace F414 that powers initial production KF-21s, little detail has emerged concerning the new powerplant. The new engine is also earmarked for future unmanned combat aircraft.

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