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Hanwha Thales selected to provide advanced radar system for South Korea's KF-X program.
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World Aviation Defense & Security Industry News - Hanwha Thales
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Hanwha Thales selected to provide advanced radar system for South Korea's KF-X program
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The South-Korea-based defense manufacturer Hanwha Thales was selected as the preferred bidder to produce an advanced radar system to be fitted onto South Korea's indigenous fighter jets, the defense procurement agency said Wednesday.
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 Preliminary design of South Korea's KF-X fighter jet |
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The defense company, affiliated with industrial conglomerate Hanwha Group, has tentatively clinched the contract to build an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for some 120 fighter jets South Korea is seeking to develop by the mid-2020s, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
The formal contract will be signed sometime in June after negotiations on the terms of the contract, according to the DAPA. The homegrown fighter jet program, known as Korean Fighter Experimental, seeks to produce 120 twin-engine combat airplanes with domestic technology and a budget of some US$16 billion. |
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