KF-16
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The KF-16 is a South Korean–produced variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole fighter, built under license with localized systems and upgrades for the Republic of Korea Air Force.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| KF-16 canonical | 2 |
| KF-16 Fighting Falcon | 1 |
| KF-16 PBU (Performance Based Upgrade) | 1 |
| KF-16C | 1 |
| KF-16D | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
multirole fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| airForceDesignation |
F-16 Fighting Falcon
ⓘ
surface form:
F-16C/D Block 52
|
| airframe | F-16C/D Block 52 airframe ⓘ |
| airRefueling | capable of aerial refueling ⓘ |
| avionics |
Korean-developed data-link systems
ⓘ
Korean-developed mission computer ⓘ advanced radar systems ⓘ |
| basedOn | F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Korea ⓘ |
| crew |
1
ⓘ
2 ⓘ |
| engineType | afterburning turbofan ⓘ |
| flyByWire | digital fly-by-wire control system ⓘ |
| licenseFrom | General Dynamics ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
ⓘ
surface form:
Daewoo Heavy Industries
Korea Aerospace Industries ⓘ Korean Air ⓘ Hanwha Aerospace ⓘ
surface form:
Samsung Aerospace
|
| maximumSpeed | over Mach 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator | Republic of Korea Air Force ⓘ |
| powerplant |
Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan
ⓘ
surface form:
Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 turbofan
|
| primaryMission | defense of the Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Republic of Korea Air Force ⓘ |
| productionType | license-produced variant of F-16 ⓘ |
| radar |
AESA radar (upgraded)
ⓘ
AN/APG-68 radar ⓘ |
| role |
air superiority
ⓘ
close air support ⓘ ground attack ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1990s ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | in active service ⓘ |
| upgradeProgram |
KF-16
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
KF-16 PBU (Performance Based Upgrade)
KF-16 upgrade with AESA radar ⓘ |
| usedIn | training exercises with United States Air Force ⓘ |
| variant |
KF-16
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
KF-16C
KF-16 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
KF-16D
|
| weaponSystem |
M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
ⓘ
surface form:
20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon
AGM-65 Maverick ⓘ AGM-84 Harpoon ⓘ AGM-88 HARM ⓘ AMRAAM air-to-air missile ⓘ
surface form:
AIM-120 AMRAAM
AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles ⓘ
surface form:
AIM-9 Sidewinder
JDAM precision-guided bombs ⓘ conventional unguided bombs ⓘ laser-guided bombs ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | mid-wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
General Electric F110
this entity surface form:
KF-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form:
KF-16 PBU (Performance Based Upgrade)