Korea's US arms buys

Sale of F-35 Aircraft notified

Announced 23/09/13

Notification

Announced
23/09/13
Purchaser
Republic of Korea
Transmittal
23-65
Estimated value
$5,060,000,000
Major defense equipment
$3.1B
Military department
Air Force
Principal contractors
  • Lockheed Martin LMT
  • RTX

The request as notified

The Government of the Republic of Korea has requested to buy up to twenty-five (25) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft; and up to twenty-six (26) Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines (25 installed, 1 spare). Also included are AN/PYQ- 10 Simple Key Loaders (SKL); KIV-78 Cryptographic Appliques; Electronic Warfare (EW) Reprogramming Lab support; Cartridge Actuated Devices/ Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); classified software delivery and support; Contractor Logistics Support (CLS); aircraft and munitions support and support equipment; spare parts, consumables, accessories, and repair/return support; aircraft engine component improvement program (CIP) support; secure communications, precision navigation, and cryptographic devices; major modifications, maintenance, and maintenance support, to include Block 4 upgrade; transportation, ferry, and refueling support; personnel training and training equipment, including simulators; classified and unclassified publications and technical documents; studies and surveys; U.S. Government and engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is $5.06 billion.

The contractor sentence as notified

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth, TX, and Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, CT

Members who traded a contractor · ±30 days

Trades dated within 30 days either side of 23/09/13, from House reports.

  • Shelley Capito

    Full saleRTX

    $1K–$15K

    Reported 23/10/14

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