Mon, Jun 06, 2011
ROKAF Will Eventually Acquire 21 Of The Fighters
Two F-15K Slam Eagle aircraft -- designated F-15K49 and F-15K50
-- have been delivered to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF)
at Daegu Air Base. The aircraft departed the Boeing St. Louis
facility on May 25 and made stops in Palmdale, CA, Hickam Air Force
Base, HI, and Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, before arriving in
Korea.
"Boeing has now delivered 10 F-15Ks to the Republic of Korea
under the Next Fighter II contract," said Roger Besancenez, Boeing
F-15 Program vice president. "We remain laser focused on providing
first time quality on every F-15K we deliver to this important
customer. We are proud that the F-15K is a cost-certain,
schedule-certain solution for the Republic of Korea."
Boeing delivered the first six of 21 F-15Ks it is producing
under the Next Fighter II contract in 2010 and two more in April.
The remaining 11 aircraft will be delivered through April 2012.
Six of the new F-15K Slam Eagles are scheduled to participate in
an advanced aerial combat training exercise at Nellis Air Force
Base, Nev., in early 2012.
The F-15K is an advanced variant of the combat-proven F-15E.
Equipped with the latest technological upgrades, it is extremely
capable, survivable and maintainable. The aircraft's service life
is planned through 2040, with technology insertions and upgrades
throughout its life cycle. Boeing completed delivery of 40 Next
Fighter I aircraft to the ROKAF in October 2008.
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