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South Korea will try to sell KT-1 to India during Moon Jae-in’s visit

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South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in will be in India next week for a state visit and his delegation is expected to discuss the sale of KAI KT-1 turboprop trainer to India.

Demonstration Flight of ROKAF New Light Trainer KT-1 'Woongbi'(cropped)
By Doo Ho Kim (commons file) [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons


The Indian Air Force downselect the South Korean aircraft in 2011 but eventually choose the Pilatus PC-7 as its basic trainer. The service has a requirement for more trainers.

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