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| A model of one of several possible KFX designs |
by Richard Tomkins
Hanwha Thales has been selected as the preferred bidder by the South Korean military for development of an advanced radar system for the Korean Fighter Experimental project, or KF-X.
The selection was made Wednesday by the country's Defense Acquisition Program Administration, according to the Korea Herald newspaper .
The radar to be developed for an indigenously made fighter will be an Active Electronically Scanned Array radar. AESA radar's signals are spread out across a band of frequencies and are difficult to detect, adding a degree of stealth to the platform using it.
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