USML Modifications for Korea Tech Transfer Extended

The KAI KF21 Boramae will be available for export.

By 방위사업청 - Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA)

Posted Friday, November 29, 2024 10:48 pm

On November 26, 2024, the Department extended the temporary modification of the Note to paragraph (h)(1) of USML Category VIII with regard to certain commodities used in the KF-21 aircraft or variants thereof.

The KF-21 is an indigenously-produced supersonic fighter being developed for mass production and export by Korean government and corporate interests.

The original temporary modification was issued in 88 FR 84072, on December 4, 2023, with an original expiration of December 1, 2024. This subsequent extension will keep the temporary modification in place through December 1, 2026.

The extension of the temporary modification was issued in 89 FR 93170.

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