Thursday, September 26th, 2013
Kim Min-seok, spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, said, "The bulk of the 19 DAPA commission members said no to the F-15SE. The decision was based on the comprehensive evaluation, asymmetric military strength vis-a-vis North Korea, and latest security situation."
The 8.3-trillion-won next-generation fighter jet program will purchase a total of 60 jet aircraft for the Defense Ministry for the five years between 2017 and 2021. Three bidders, including EADS (Eurofighter Typhoon), Lockheed Martin (F-35 Stealth Jet), and Boeing (F-15 Silent Eagle), were on the race but the first two were eliminated for inconsistencies in the bidding documents and excessively high asking price, respectively, leaving Boeing the only bidder.