Korea-Poland Mutual Recognition Agreement on Airworthiness Certification Signed

This Is the First Time Signing with Eastern European Countries

Our government has signed a mutual recognition agreement on military aircraft airworthiness certification with the Polish Ministry of National Defense. Airworthiness certification verifies that an aircraft has no issues affecting flight safety and is certified by a government agency. This is the first time such an agreement has been made with an Eastern European country.

On the 17th, the domestically produced supersonic fighter jet KF-21 was unveiled at the 'Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2023' held at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

On the 2nd, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced that Kim Ildong, Director of the Defense Industry Promotion Bureau at DAPA, and Robert Cie?lak, Director of the Military Aviation Department of the Polish Ministry of National Defense (Brigadier General of the Air Force), signed the agreement at the end of last year.

South Korea began mutual recognition of airworthiness certification with the United States in 2016, followed by Spain in 2019, and France and Australia in 2022. When mutual recognition is agreed upon, it means that the Polish government acknowledges the flight safety of domestically produced military aircraft certified by our government, thereby recognizing South Korea's airworthiness certification capabilities.

DAPA expressed expectations that "through this mutual recognition agreement, the cooperative relationship between the two countries will be further strengthened not only for the 48 FA-50 aircraft exported to Poland but also for future additional projects in the aviation sector."

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