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South Korea Tests Drone Wingman Concept with FA-50 Light Fighter

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yun-gu = Korea Aerospace Industries [047810] (KAI) successfully completed the first formation flight of its FA-50 light attack aircraft and AAP multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yun-gu = Korea Aerospace Industries [047810] (KAI) successfully completed the first formation flight of its FA-50 light attack aircraft and AAP multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle.

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Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has successfully conducted the first formation flight of its FA-50 light attack aircraft and its domestically developed Air Aviation Apparatus (AAP). KAI announced on the 12th that it successfully completed the formation flight of the FA-50 and the multi-purpose AAP on the 8th at an altitude of approximately 2.1 km south of Goheung, South Jeolla Province. The two aircraft flew for 20 minutes at a speed of 360 km/…

The first flight of a light combat aircraft [FA-50](https://defence24.pl/przemysl/fa-50-z-rakietami-antydronowymi) with a combat drone was carried out in Korea, Korean Aerospace Industries ([KAI](https://defence24.pl/przemysl/milowy-krok-koreanski-mysliwiec-w-produkcji-seryjnej)) reported.

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South Korean FA-50s fly in close formation with KAI-made AAP jet drones, advancing a combat cooperation plan that has the potential to expand reconnaissance, electronic warfare and the operational range of manned aircraft. South Korean FA-50s fly with KAI-made AAP drones, opening up the path to integrated air combat, reconnaissance and electronic warfare with unmanned aircraft.

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asiae.co.kr broke the news on Monday, October 12, 2026.
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