By JUNG SUNG-KI
SEOUL — South Korea selected BAE Systems’ North American subsidiary as prime integrator to upgrade its older fleet of KF-16 fighter aircraft over the next decade, the country’s arms procurement agency said July 31.
BAE beat Lockheed Martin to win the deal, worth about 1.3 trillion ($1.1 billion), according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). The contract was awarded under a Foreign Military Sales deal.
Under the deal, BAE will oversee installation of new software and hardware components, including the F-16 commercial fire control computer and the plane’s active electronically scanned radar, the agency said. A total of 134 KF-16 jets are subject to the upgrade project.
Other key upgrades include installing the Link-16 data exchange system and the multifunction display, and equipping GPS-guided weapons, such as the AIM-120C air-to-air missile and the Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser.
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