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| China-Japan-Koreas | |
| S. Korea to buy 20 maritime patrol aircraft | |
| 2013-05-26 | |
| SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military has approved a plan to buy 20 maritime patrol aircraft to improve the Navy's surveillance capabilities of North Korea, a military source said Sunday. The Joint Chiefs of Staff has recently approved the Navy's request to add 20 maritime patrol aircraft to supplement the aging squadron of 16 Lockheed Martin P-3C Orions. "The Defense Acquisition Program Administration is currently working on a plan, which is likely to be an overseas purchase program," the source said, asking for anonymity as it is not yet open to the public. The budget for the project is estimated at 1 trillion won (US$889 million). Among the potential candidates are Airbus Military's C-295 MPA, Boeing's P-8 Poseidon, Lockheed Martin's SC-130J Sea Hercules, according to officials. The U.S. Navy has recently received the seventh production of Boeing's P-8 Poseidon to replace its P-3Cs.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 The CJ is by far the best Dawg-fighter in the group. So it's got that going for it. I mean... you know you want one... |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-05-26 17:37 |
| #2 Get the CJ.... it can do anything! :) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-05-26 17:31 |
| #1 If SK is smart they would pass on the P3Cs, maintenance headache. Lots of wing and fuselage fatigue issues beginning to pop up even with structural upgrades. The P8-As would be nice in that they are common to the US, but the C-295 already has a large customer base ( about 120 ac in 15 countries, according to wiki). the 130 J would be good also but not existing as a maritime surveillance platform like the 295. |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. 2013-05-26 11:59 |