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| Hanwha Techwin will localize parts of the engine for Korea's next-generation fighter jets |
By: Wording OD
According to Yonhap
news agency, Hanwha Techwin, a South Korea's defense manufacturer, said Monday
that it has signed a parts supply deal worth $204 million with Korea Aerospace
Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country's sole aircraft manufacturer. The deal
is designed to localize parts of the engine for Korea's next-generation fighter
jets, Hanwha Techwin said in a regulatory filing. On May 26, South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration
(DAPA) selected GE Aviation as the preferred bidder to supply F414 engines for
its next-generation indigenous fighter, known as the KF-X. KAI said Hanwha
Techwin is set to import GE engines and localize some of them, and assemble the
engines before delivering them to the South Korean government for the project.
The multi-role KF-X aircraft will be
designed and built by Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI), which partners with
Lockheed Martin Corp. to develop the $7.4 billion project. The KF-X aircraft
will replace Korea’s F-4D/E Phantom II and F-5E/F Tiger II fleet. The
development program is scheduled to be completed in 2026, which includes the
production of six prototype fighters by 2021. During the production phase, 120
KF-X aircraft are slated for production serving the South Korean and Indonesian
armed forces, helping extend planned F414 engine production through 2032. Hanwha Group took over Samsung
Techwin, the defense manufacturing unit of Samsung Group, and renamed it Hanwha
Techwin last year.
SOURCE: airrecognition.com
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