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Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Seoul Seeks to Revive Stealth Fighter Development Plan

Defense Minister Lee Sang-hee has approved a project to develop an indigenous stealth fighter, breathing new life into a plan viewed by many experts as economically and technically nonviable, a military source said Monday.

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) reported on the project to Lee last Friday, said the source, asking to remain anonymous.

Under the plan, the state-funded Agency for Defense Development (ADD) will conduct a three-year study on the fighter program codenamed KF-X to decide whether to push for the development and mass-production of stealth fighters or merely to build a prototype for technology experiments, he said.

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