By Zachary Keck
South Korea has decided against selecting Boeing's F-15 Silent Eagle Fighter Jet as the winner of its FX-III competition, according to local media reports.
On Tuesday Yonhap News Agencyreported that South Korean defense officials decided against awarding the 8.3 trillion won (US$7.2 billion) contract to Boeing over concerns about the F-15SE Fighter’s lack of stealth and suitability in future conflicts. Instead, during a meeting of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), South Korea’s streamlined military defense procurement board, officials decided to restart the procurement process to replace the ROK’s aging fleet of F-4s and F-5s.
“The committee made the decision through in-depth discussions on the security situation and the combat environment based on assessments of the jets' mission capabilities and prices,” the DAPA said in a press release, according to Yonhap. The DAPA went on to pledge that it “will promptly restart the project to minimize the security vacuum by consulting related organizations to revise the total budget and requirements.”
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