Lockheed Martin was awarded a $1.2 billion contract to upgrade 134 KF-16 fighter jets operated by South Korean Air Force (ROKAF). The KF-...
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $1.2 billion contract to upgrade 134 KF-16 fighter jets operated by South Korean Air Force (ROKAF).
The KF-16 is a Korean license produced version of the combat proven F-16 fighter designed in the 1970s.
Upgrade will bring the fighters to the latest F-16V (Viper) configuration featuring a Northrop Grumman SABR Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, a modern commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)-based avionics subsystem, a large-format, high-resolution center pedestal display and a Link 16
high-volume and high-speed data bus.
The contract for the ROKAF upgrade is a foreign military sales contract issued by the U.S. Air Force.
The upgrade will be carried out from Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth facility in Texas, and will be completed by 2025.
The deal was earlier awarded to BAE Systems and Raytheon in 2012 and was cancelled by Korean government in 2014 following cost escalation.
The KF-16 is a Korean license produced version of the combat proven F-16 fighter designed in the 1970s.
Upgrade will bring the fighters to the latest F-16V (Viper) configuration featuring a Northrop Grumman SABR Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, a modern commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)-based avionics subsystem, a large-format, high-resolution center pedestal display and a Link 16
high-volume and high-speed data bus.
The contract for the ROKAF upgrade is a foreign military sales contract issued by the U.S. Air Force.
The upgrade will be carried out from Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth facility in Texas, and will be completed by 2025.
The deal was earlier awarded to BAE Systems and Raytheon in 2012 and was cancelled by Korean government in 2014 following cost escalation.
