GE Aviation delivers first F414 engine to South Korea for KF-X program
2020/06/04
GE’s F414 engine went into service in 1998 and has flown more than 4.6 million flight hours with more than 1,750 engines delivered. In addition to the KF-X, the F414 powers Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler, Saab’s JAS 39E/F Gripen, India’s Tejas Mark 2, and Lockheed Martin and NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Transport.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi rides the K-9 Vajra.
Hanwha Defense shipped the first batch of 10 guns to the Indian Army in November 2018 on schedule, upon which 41 guns of the K-9 Vajra - a modified version of Hanwha Defense’s K-9 155-mm 52-caliber - have been manufactured and supplied two to three months ahead of schedule, according to the company.