S. Korea, Poland clinch bilateral agreement on military airworthiness certification

▲ Senior officials of the Polish defense ministry pose for a photo following their on-site visit for a mutual recognition agreement for military airworthiness certification at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) office in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, on Nov. 28, 2023, in this file photo provided by DAPA. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Poland-airworthiness certification

S. Korea, Poland clinch bilateral agreement on military airworthiness certification

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Poland have clinched a deal to launch a mutual recognition process for military airworthiness certification, Seoul's defense procurement agency said Tuesday.

Representatives from Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and the Polish defense ministry signed the bilateral agreement on airworthiness, a key measure of a plane's suitability for safe flight.

Under the mutual recognition process, Warsaw will recognize Seoul's airworthiness certification for South Korean-made planes and vice versa, according to DAPA.

Poland is the fifth signatory of the mutual recognition process following the United States, Spain, France and Australia.

DAPA expressed hope that the agreement would pave the way for boosting South Korea's defense industry cooperation with Poland and fighter jet exports in Europe.

Korea Aerospace Industries has signed a deal to export 48 FA-50 light combat aircraft to Poland and has recently completed the delivery of 12 of them.

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