The Republic of Korea’s plans for an upgrade of its F-15K ‘SLAM EAGLE’ fleet will move ahead following approval for the upgrade effort by the USA.
The U.S. Defence Security Cooperation Agency has notified the Congress of the upgrade effort estimated to cost of $6.2 billion for logistics and programme support. Earlier this month, the DSCA had also approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of four E-7 Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft to Korea at an estimated cost of nearly $5 billion.
The F-15K Aircraft Upgrade will involve 59 Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) aircraft. The upgrade will include the incorporation of Advanced Display Core Processor II (ADCP II) mission system computers, AN/APG-82(v)1 Active Electronically Scanned Arrays (AESA) radars, AN/ALQ-250 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) electronic warfare (EW) suites and AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS).
Korea had awarded Boeing a contract for 40 F-15K fighter jets in 2002 with the first two aircraft delivered in October 2005. This was followed by a second contract for 21 F-15Ks in 2008. Boeing delivered the final 2 F-15Ks to the ROKAF in April 2012. The ROKAF is expected to operate its F-15K fleet through 2040 and beyond.
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