Comments on: Korea to spend W12 trillion to develop next-generation fighter jets

By: Wedge

Wedge — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:31:39 +0000

Upcoming program information like this has been considered “secret” for years, but any guy worth his salt selling to the military market here has this kind of information already included in his five-year orders plan. In fact, it does them a service to be as open as possible about what they want to procure in the future so contractors can be ready. Branding it “secret” and threatening leakers is a counterproductive hindrance.

Separately, I had understood the 40 “next-generation” aircraft to be a follow-on buy of F-15Ks. Just how “indigenous” the KF-X will be remains to be seen. Even with technology already transferred in no way could KAI et al. go about developing their own state-of-the-art fighter.

By: ssnaspro

ssnaspro — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:20:26 +0000

MND did not get the word obviously. The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is the last manned fighter aircraft that’s gonna be built. They’re wasting their money if their gonna develop (from scratch) a new manned fighter.

By: Richardson

Richardson — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:40:54 +0000

They have a secret weapon; http://www.dprkstudies.org/2006/01/hwang-plans-amazing-comeback-cloning-military-equipment/

By: baduk

baduk — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:52:34 +0000

Dream sheets with no funding.

By: Katz

Katz — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:57:59 +0000

It would be good if Korea stopped to like to showing off.

By: Mingi's Journal

Mingi's Journal — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:53:45 +0000

Burdens of Armament for S. Korea

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