South Korea to Buy 20 More Advanced F-15K Fighters by 2012

Published: Jan 17, 2007
Source: times.hankooki.com



South Korea will introduce 20 advanced combat aircraft from 2010 to 2012, in addition to the scheduled delivery of 40 F-15K fighters from Boeing of the United States, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration said Wednesday.

The decision was made at a meeting of the agency's supreme committee, chaired by Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo, in Seoul.

Under the second phase of the ``F-X'' next-generation warplane procurement project, the military plans to purchase 20 multi-role fighters from foreign countries via open bidding with an investment of about 2.3 trillion won ($2.4 billion), agency officials said.

``We'll draw up a detailed plan for the procurement program next month and open the bid in March by identifying the Air Force's operational requirements to foreign competitors concerned,'' Maj. Gen. Kim Deuk-hwan, director-general for aircraft acquisition programs of the agency, said in a briefing.continue..