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KF-21 First Front-Seat Test Flight for Indonesian Pilot Colonel Pnb Mohammad Sugiyanto
The defense cooperation between Indonesia and South Korea has once again reached an important milestone. Air Force Colonel Pnb Mohammad Sugiyanto, an Indonesian Air Force test pilot with the callsign "
Mammoth," successfully completed his first test flight as the
front seater on the prototype of the 4.5 generation fighter jet, the
KF-21 Boramae, on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, in Sacheon, South Korea.
During the one-hour mission, Mammoth conducted performance and
Stability & Control testing at altitudes between 10,000 and 20,000 feet, accompanied by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) test pilot, Koh Hwi Seok.
Previously, on May 16, 2023, Colonel Pnb Sugiyanto made history as the first foreign pilot to fly in the
back seat of the KF-21. Now, his success in occupying the front seat further affirms Indonesia's active role in the joint fighter jet development program.
The involvement of Indonesian Air Force pilots in the test flight phase is part of the implementation of the Indonesia-South Korea cooperation in the
KF-21/IF-X project. Additionally, this activity also includes efforts for
technology transfer and improving the quality of human resources in the defense sector.
The success of the future fighter jet program for both countries is expected to strengthen defense technology
self-reliance (or
independence), while also enhancing professionalism in building a powerful Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU), characterized as AMPUH (Adaptable, Modern, Professional, Superior, and Humanist).