New F-15K Developments….

Just saw this tidbit in Jane’s:

Boeing’s bid to win the Republic of Korea’s (RoK’s) F-X fighter aircraft competition received a boost last week following US Department of Defense (DoD) approval to export to Seoul the Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) for Boeing’s F-15K aircraft.

Three companies in addition to Boeing are vying for the initial 40-aircraft contract, estimated to be worth up to $4 billion. They are Eurofighter (Typhoon), Dassault Aviation (Rafale Mk2) and Sukhoi (Su-35).

US defence officials said the RoK Ministry of Defence first requested approval to buy 45 SLAM-ER missiles for the F-15K in April as a substitute for the previously approved 45 AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOWs) because they wanted a missile with powered flight.

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This post makes it sound like the Rok has already decided on the F-15K if they are requesting specific weapons for it. The SLAM-ER is definately a powerful weapon to be combinded with the F-15K , more so in my opinion than the APACHE/SCALP with the Typhoon or Rafale.