Anna Jiwon Park has been covering the politics at The Korea Times since the summer of 2024, when she joined the press pool for the Office of the President in Korea. Prior to that, she spent about five years reporting extensively on financial markets, regulatory authorities and the financial industry. She joined The Korea Times in 2019 after spending eight years as a broadcast journalist at Arirang TV, Korea’s leading global broadcaster, covering politics, defense and culture.
Korean-made supersonic fighter jet
The KF-21 fighter jet, above, conducts a test flight with a KF-16 jet near Sacheon Air Base in South Gyeongsang Province, Wednesday. Republic of Korea Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Lee Young-su boarded the KF-21 Boramae, a 4.5-generation supersonic fighter jet developed by Korea Aerospace Industries, which successfully completed its maiden flight on July 19, 2022. It achieved a milestone of 1,000 accident-free sorties on Nov. 28, 2024. After completing 1,000 additionally test flights, the fighter jet model is to be deployed to front-line combat squadrons next year. Courtesy of Republic of Korea Air Force
By Anna J. Park