South Korea intensifies KAI T-50 export bid to Botswana

The government of South Korea says the 2017 edition of the Seoul Air Show will be used to showcase the export version of the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic trainer jet with the objective of marketing to Botswana among other foreign customers, reports By Oscar Nkala.
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In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said the six-day air show which starts on October 17 will be used to showcase locally produced military aircraft.

 

These include the T-50 Golden Eagle, the F-15 K Slam Eagle, the KF-16 fighting Falcon, the KT-Woongbi jet and KUH-1 Surion helicopters.

 

"In particular, brisk activities are expected during the expo this time in connection with efforts to export T-50 supersonic training jets to the US, Botswana, Argentina and Croatia," the statement said.

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