CJ Logistics transports fighter jet training equipment to Poland

By Ko Dong-hwan

CJ Logistics has delivered two fighter jet simulators to an air force base in Poland, further demonstrating its capability to safely handle military equipment requiring extreme caution and national security measures, the Korean logistics company said Monday.

The company said the latest delivery demonstrates its commitment to contributing to Korea's national defense by safely transporting the country's military assets worldwide.

The company has successfully transported a unit of the Full Mission Simulator and the Operational Flight Trainer to the Minsk Mazowiecki Military Air Base in Poland. Both simulators, manufactured by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) at its plant in Goseong County, South Gyeongsang Province, were shipped from Korea. The entire transportation process took five weeks, from December to January.

The simulators, weighing a total of 28 tons, contained intricate electronic components and complex mechanical structures, making them highly sensitive to external impact and vibrations, the company said. As such, they had to be transported with extra caution to prevent damage.

To safely transport the simulators using a "modular method," the company disassembled them into 35 separate parts and packed them individually. Fifteen vibration-absorbing trucks were used for land transportation both during departure from Korea and after arrival in Poland. The company then reassembled the simulators at their destination.

CJ Logistics also had to take a detour during the flight to transport the equipment, as the simulators, categorized under military equipment, were banned from passing air space of certain countries while traveling a beeline course from Korea to Poland. The company thus took the long way — flying over the Pacific and connecting through Vancouver.

“It remains our mission to raise our market competitiveness and clients’ trust through stable logistical operations. [Our] proficiency will contribute to Korean military products increasing their global market share," Chang Young-ho, chief of CJ Logistics’ international freight solution division, said.

In October, CJ Logistics transported two KAI T-50TH fighter jets to Thailand using a method similar to the Polish simulator project. The same approach was used in 2022 to deliver nine T-50B jets for the Korean Air Force’s Black Eagles to a British air show.