{"id":724,"date":"2015-02-06T15:26:22","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T13:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=724"},"modified":"2015-02-06T15:50:18","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T13:50:18","slug":"south-korean-fa-50-to-bid-in-perus-fighter-purchase-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=724","title":{"rendered":"South Korean FA-50 to Bid in Peru\u2019s Fighter Purchase Program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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South Korea is seeking to bid in Peru\u2019s Fighter purchase program worth US$1 billion with its FA-50 light attack aircraft.
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South Korean FA-50 Golden Eagle supersonic jet (Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI))<\/p><\/div>\n

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“We’ve been pushing to sell 24 units of the FA-50 to Peru, and are planning to submit a proposal for Lima’s fighter purchase project this month,” a source Tuesday told Yonhap News Agency.<\/p>\n

“Factoring in the necessary logistics support, the total amount of the envisioned exports would reach $2 billion”, he added.<\/p>\n

South Korea is likely to vie with Russia, Italy and China, with the selection expected to be made in the second half of this year, the source added.<\/p>\n

As a light attack variant of the T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic trainer, the FA-50 was co-developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and U.S. defense firm Lockheed Martin.<\/p>\n

It is the most advanced variant of the T-50 family operated by the South Korean Air Force.<\/p>\n

Equipped with a supersonic advanced light attack platform, the aircraft can carry a weapons load of up to 4.5 tons and be armed with such precision-guided weapons as the GBU-38\/B Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) and CBU-105 Sensor Fused Weapon (SFW).<\/p>\n

“We could be a favorable bidder, as KAI won a $200 million deal for 20 KT-1 basic trainer aircraft from Peru in November 2012,” said an officer of the country’s arms procurement agency.<\/p>\n

Source: www.defenseworld.net ~ 3 February 2015<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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