[Exclusive] US approves sale of stealthy F-15 to South Korea

[ErnstBlofeld]

The Korean Times:

 

U.S. aerospace company Boeing is looking to compete for a major fighter acquisition project in South Korea after receiving Pentagon approval to export the stealth version of its F-15 aircraft, Silent Eagle, according to Boeing and South Korean procurement officials.

 

The F-15SE export approval for South Korea is the first of its kind, as Boeing is offering the aircraft to other current users such as Israel, Singapore and Saudi Arabia.

 

Boeing is vying with U.S. Lockheed Martin and the European consortium EADS for Seoul’s third-phase F-X program that requires as many as 60 stealth fighters. The F-X III is to start as early as next year.

 

 

Edited September 23, 2010 by Rheo
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