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Friday, October 28, 2005

Eyes turn as F-15K makes its debut

Multi-mission aircraft hailed as success as further foreign interest builds in acquiring type’s new equipment options
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Unveiling of the first Boeing F-15K last week at the Seoul air show has sparked interest from several F-15 operators in equipment options that are being introduced in the South Korean aircraft. The F-15K is the first F-15 to be equipped with Boeing SLAM-ER and Harpoon missiles, making it “a true multi-mission aircraft”, says F-15K programme manager Stephen Winkler.

He says Israel may also include the new weapon options if it buys additional F-15Is, and Saudi Arabia could include them in an F-15S upgrade. Boeing is still discussing a final configuration with Singapore, but its F-15T is expected to have all the options featured on the F-15K, plus the APG-63V(3) active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. South Korea is the first international customer for the electronically scanned APG-63V(1), which is already fitted on nearly all US Air Force F-15s, and may later upgrade to AESA.

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