WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible sale to South Korea of up to 25 F-35A radar-evading fighters and related equipment to help the East Asian ally maintain a “credible” defense capability, a government agency said Wednesday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) under the Department of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Air Force staged aerial refueling drills, involving F-35A stealth fighters, on Tuesday, a day after North Korea fired two rockets, which it claimed can be mobilized to “destroy an enemy operational airfield.” The armed service deployed a KC-330 refueling tanker and an unspecified number of F-35A jets [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States conducted a joint air exercise Friday focusing on enhancing the capabilities of striking North Korea’s missile-related facilities, hours after it fired another long-range ballistic missile, according to Seoul’s military. The South Korean Air Force’s F-35A stealth fighter jets held the exercise striking North [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s defense authorities approved a 3.94 trillion-won (US$2.97 billion) plan Friday to deploy some 20 additional F-35A radar-evading fighters by 2028 as part of efforts to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, according to the state arms procurement agency. The Defense Project Promotion Committee endorsed the “basic” [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States have been conducting their first combined air drills here involving their respective F-35A stealth fighters, Seoul officials said Thursday, in an apparent show of force against North Korea’s evolving military threats. The four-day drills kicked off Monday amid lingering concerns that Pyongyang could [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Air Force conducted a rare training involving its F-35A radar-evading fighters in a show of airpower Friday, a day after North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Defense Minister Suh Wook oversaw the “Elephant Walk” training and ordered troops to maintain “full” readiness based on the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 24 F-35A next-generation fighter jets have arrived in South Korea from the United States so far, the arms procurement agency said Tuesday, as Seoul pushes to enhance its operational capabilities against outside threats. South Korea began bringing in the advanced stealth fighters from March last year [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A planned arrival of F-35A next-generation fighter jets to South Korea from the United States has been delayed to the second half of the year due to the new coronavirus, a military source said Tuesday. South Korea began bringing in the advanced stealth fighters in March last year to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A consortium of six South Korean firms has been selected as a partner for the maintenance of the U.S.-made radar-evading F-35 fighter, Seoul’s state arms procurement agency said Tuesday. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said that Ellen M. Lord, the U.S. undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will acquire two stealth fighters from the United States in late March, allowing the country to fly the latest fifth-generation aircraft in the world, sources said Sunday. The two F-35A jets will arrive in Seoul, and they will likely be assigned to combat units that defend the [...]