South Korea’s DAPA says no plan to swap Spanish A400Ms for T-50s

The Korea Times says South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has refuted reports that Seoul is planning to negotiated with Madrid to swap four to six A400Ms for 30 KT-1 basic trainers and 20 T-50 advanced jet trainers.

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However, a report by Yonhap on the same day suggests that both sides will discuss the swap during their joint committee meeting on defense industry cooperation in Madrid this week.

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