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| Boeing Still Favorite for ROK Next-Generation Fighter Jet | |
| 2013-09-24 | |
| The Defense Project Promotion Committee is expected to select the Boeing F-15SE as the Air Force's next-generation fighter model when it meets Tuesday. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration, the agency in charge of the F-X fighter project, on Monday decided to recommend the F-15SE as the sole candidate to the committee. "Under the budget guidelines for defense projects, it's impossible to cut a deal for any candidate model whose price exceeds the total budget" of less than W8.3 trillion for a total of 60 fighters, a DAPA official said. "We're recommending the F-15SE because it's the only model that meets the price requirement." DAPA already reported the decision to President Park Geun-hye on Sept. 13. A group of former Air Force chiefs later warned that price should not be the sole deciding factor given the F-15SEÂ’s relatively poor performance. But the government claims the differences are not as dramatic as the veterans say. "Despite some differences, all three candidate models met functional requirements and were thus judged fit for combat," a government source said. "The F-X project has so far been carried out fairly and by the book, so there is no reason for the committee on Tuesday to delay the selection process or review the project all over again."
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #4 Maybe the SORKs can buy a Chinese knock-off F-35; I imagine they have the plans by now, and their costs should be a lot lower. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-09-24 19:41 |
| #3 Quote, "If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going". |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-09-24 13:22 |
| #2 Maybe we could give them a bargain on A-10s. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2013-09-24 12:16 |
| #1 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it has rejected Boeing Co.'s bid to build and supply 60 new fighter jets — even though it was the sole contender in the bidding process. Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said Tuesday that South Korea has decided to delay naming a winning bidder for the 8.3 trillion won ($7.7 billion) weapons purchase project. Boeing offered its F-15 Silent Eagle, but South Korean critics say the plane lacks state-of-the-art stealth capabilities and cannot effectively cope with North Korea's increasing nuclear threats. Kim says South Korea must have better air power and Boeing's rejection was made in consideration of North Korea's nuclear program and other factors. Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and EADS' Eurofighter Typhoon earlier competed with Boeing but were eliminated for exceeding Seoul's budget cap. |
| Posted by: rwv 2013-09-24 11:44 |