韓國第一架KF-X原型機已組裝完成92%，將在4月份問世_風聞

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SACHEON, South Gyeongsang Province ― South Korea is set to roll out the first prototype of its indigenously developed next-generation fighter jet, widely known as the Korean Fighter eXperimental (KF-X) aircraft, late next month.

慶尚南道沙川報道——韓國將於下個月晚些時候推出其自主研發的下一代戰鬥機的首架原型機，即眾所周知的韓國戰鬥機實驗飛機(KF-X)。

A total of six prototypes are in the final stages of assembly at the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) headquarters in Sacheon, Gyeongsang Province. Test flights will be carried out next year, following ground testing after the April roll-out.

位於慶尚道的韓國航空航天工業總部(KAI)，總共有6架原型機處於最後的組裝階段。在4月推出後，將進行地面測試，明年進行試飛。

Industry officials expressed expectations that the KF-X would not only help accelerate domestic production of fighter jet parts but also bring about a considerable economic effect, creating jobs for about 110,000 people during the full development period planned through 2028. Since the KAI embarked on the KF-X development project in 2016 after winning the contract from the government the previous year, the project has created jobs for more than 10,000 people as of 2020, according to the company.

業內官員表示，預計KF-X不僅將有助於加快戰鬥機零部件的國內生產，還將帶來可觀的經濟效應，在全面開發期間（計劃持續到2028年），將為約11萬人創造就業機會。據該公司稱，自2016年KAI從政府獲得合同後開始KF-X開發項目以來，截至2020年，該項目已經為超過10000人創造了就業機會。

Officials also expressed expectations that the KF-X fighter jets will compete in the global market with fifth-generation fighter jets such as the U.S. aerospace giant Lockheed Martin’s F-35 and F-22, based on price and technology competitiveness. According to the KAI, the KF-X is designed as a 4.5-generation jet whose basic hardware and platform could be used for further development and conversion into a fifth-generation one with improved “stealth” technologies.

官員們還表示，基於價格和技術競爭力，KF-X戰鬥機將與美國航空航天巨頭洛克希德·馬丁公司的F-35和F-22等第五代戰鬥機在全球市場上展開競爭。據KAI介紹，KF-X被設計為4.5代噴氣機，其基本硬件和平台可用於進一步開發，並轉換為具有改進版“隱形”技術的第五代噴氣機。

“As the KF-X has been equipped with hardware to become a stealth fighter, we are currently exploring ways to apply stealth technologies to the jet, although we have yet to specify details for further developments as the military has yet to present the details necessary for further developments after Block I and Block II stages of the KF-X development project,” Jung Kwang-sun, director general of the KF-X Program Group under the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), told reporters who were visiting KAI headquarters, Feb. 24.

“由於KF-X已經裝備了可以成為隱形戰鬥機的硬件，我們目前正在探索將隱形技術應用到這種噴氣式飛機上的方法，但我們還沒有明確進一步開發的細節，因為軍方還沒有在KF-X開發項目的第1和第2階段之後提供進一步發展的必要細節，”2月24日，韓國國防採辦項目管理局下屬的KF-X項目小組主任Jung Kwang-sun對訪問KAI總部的記者説。

The KF-X project is an “evolutionary development” project which is divided into two phases. The first phase, or the Block I stage, is about developing the basic system of the fighter jet from 2016 to 2026. The second phase, or the Block II stage which would be carried out from 2026 to 2028, is about adding more weapon systems.

KF-X項目是一個“進化型開發”項目，分為兩個階段。第一階段，即Block I階段，是從2016年到2026年開發戰鬥機的基本系統。第二階段，或稱Block II階段，將從2026年到2028年進行，在於增加更多的武器系統。

While the core equipment of the KF-X has been developed with domestic technologies, including active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, infrared search and track (IRST) equipment, electro-optical target tracking (EO TGP) devices and electronic warfare (EW) suite, the target ratio of localization is 65 percent, in terms of the total costs of the parts used for the jet.

雖然KF-X的核心設備是用國內技術開發的，包括有源電子掃描陣列(AESA)雷達，紅外搜索和跟蹤(IRST)設備，光電目標跟蹤(EO TGP)設備和電子戰(EW)套件，但本土化的目標比例為65%，這是根據用於噴氣機的部件的總成本計算的。

With 10 stations on the jet, about 50 different weapons combinations that weigh up to 7.7 tons can be carried. The total fuel capacity of the jet is 5.3 tons and it has aerial refuelling capability.

這種噴氣機上裝有10個掛點，大約50種不同的武器組合，可攜帶重量高達7.7噸。這種噴氣式飛機的總燃料能力是5.3噸，並且具有空中加油能力。