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North Korean mini-Drones are Made in China
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South Korea Kicks off Bidding for US$7.3 Billion Fighter Jet Tender
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South Korea started the bidding process Tuesday to pick a contractor to provide 60 advanced fighter jets for US$7.3 billion, the Defense Acquisition Program and Administration (DAPA) said. Seoul faces a tough decision in selecting either the...
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Elbit Systems Establishes Avionics JV with Sharp Avionics K of South Korea
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RACR wins Republic of Korea F-16 radar upgrade competition — Press Release
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Raytheon AESA technology primed to exceed current and future global customer needs
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today its Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar (RACR) has been competitively selected by the Republic of Korea to upgrade the country’s KF-16C/D Block 52 Fighting Falcon fleet.
“This win ensures the Republic of Korea’s KF-16 combat aircraft remain relevant in a constantly evolving threat environment and builds on our legacy of providing enhanced combat capabilities for global allied forces,” said Rick Yuse, president of Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems.
Subject to final definition by the United States Government, Raytheon will deliver 134 active electronically scanned array radar systems with deliveries anticipated to start in late 2016. The scope includes AESA radar development, production of test assets for the system design and development program, and production.
Raytheon has demonstrated F-16 platform expertise by delivering mission critical avionics systems including the modular mission computer, electronic warfare systems, and various weapons. This selection adds the F-16 Fighting Falcon to the family of fighters retrofitted with Raytheon’s AESA-based radars (F-15C, F-15E and the F/A-18E/F).
“RACR complements and leverages Raytheon’s F-16 avionics heritage to provide the lowest risk, most affordable and highest reliability AESA retrofit solution,” said Jim Hvizd, vice president of International Strategy and Business Development for Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems business. “This experience has directly contributed to the ease of installation and performance that continues to exceed customer needs.”
The Republic of Korea selection bolsters Raytheon’s AESA radar production base, which has already delivered more than 500 AESA systems worldwide, supporting more than 400,000 operational tactical flight hours, both industry firsts.
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Raytheon Company, with 2012 sales of $24 billion and 68,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 91 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems; as well as a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter @raytheon.
US Reinforcing Pacific Defenses to Counter North Korean Threats
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North Korea Declares “A State of War” Exists
North Korea’s enigmatic leader, Kim Jong-un, seems intent on taking tensions on the Korean Peninsula to unprecedented new heights with each passing day. After weeks of bombastic warmongering and public proclamations threatening to destroy the South and annihilate the United States, Pyongyang has now proclaimed that a “state of war” exists between the North and the South.Washington Steps Up Warning: Sending Two Stealth Bombers over South Korea
Following North Korean escalating tension with the South, Washington is stepping up warning. Today the Air Forces' Strategic Command said it is sending two B-2 Spirit bombers for a long-duration, round-trip training mission from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., to South Korea, as part of the ongoing bilateral Foal Eagle training exercise.US B-52 Flaypast over Korea – Warning Signal to Pyongyang
The United States Air Force began flying B-52 bombers over South Korea, amid rising tensions with North Korea, Pentagon officials said today. Pentagon press secretary George Little said one B-52 flew over South Korea on Friday, March 8 and another mission is scheduled to fly tomorrow.South Korea Interested in Global Hawk
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It is being reported that South Korea has requested to purchase 4 of Northrop Grumman’s (NOC) long range, strategic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), the Global Hawk. With supporting parts, services and other items the contract is estimated at around $1.2 billion. Congress will have to approve the sale.
The Global Hawk conducts long range surveillance and intelligence data collection missions. It is currently used by the U.S. Air Force and will also support European and U.S. Navy missions. The Global Hawk has been in service since the early part of this century and has flown thousands of hours of missions in support of Iraq and Afghanistan. The system has consistently been upgraded with new sensors and other equipment over time.
In their original 2013 budget the Obama Administration had proposed reducing the number of Global Hawks that they planned to buy as well as retire some others. Congress fought this proposal questioning the rationale of continuing to use manned U-2/TR-1 aircraft for these missions.
This contract will follow on to a European order for 5 and the annual buys by the U.S. Air Force and Navy to support their programs.
BAE to Upgrade South Korean F-16 Fighters
Filed under: BAE Systems, Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Countries, Department of Defense, Events, FMS, Lockheed Martin, logistics, Military Aviation, production program, Services, South Korea
The defense industry is becoming more competitive internationally. As the U.S. and European governments begin to spend less on their domestic military the large defense contractors will compete more for deals with foreign customers. The recent award to BAE Systems (BAE:LSE) of a contract by South Korea for fighter upgrades illustrates this.
South Korea operates over 130 Lockheed Martin (LMT) F-16 fighters. The F-16 was sold to many U.S. allies and like the current F-35 program was designed to share production among those buying it. Parts were made across the globe and the aircraft was assembled in different places such as South Korea and the Netherlands. This not only increased the investment by those involved but also lowered risk and allowed greater production in a shorter time.
This also meant that those countries assembling the aircraft did not necessarily have to rely on the U.S. or Lockheed for components or support once the F-16 were delivered.
The contract which could be worth over a $1 billion will have BAE install new electronics into the aircraft. Most of the work will be done in America even though it is a U.K. company.
Interestingly this contract is not a direct sale to South Korea but was done through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. This allows foreign customers to utilize U.S. contracts to purchase hardware and support rather then negotiating their own contract.
BAE is already working on existing U.S. and Turkish F-16.
Normally one would have expected this type of contract to go to the OEM for the aircraft but the fact that BAE is doing the work shows the U.S. owns some of the necessary technical data and one hopes competition is lowering the cost of the effort.
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