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Apparently the ROKAF signed off on a requirement that at least three aircraft could meet. (Unlike Canada for instance.) Was that their first preference or did other elements of government make them do it?We don't know, but clearly several factors could have been involved: MND has to balance the air force versus other services and needs. DAPA is managing the money under pressure from the finance ministry. ADD and its industry friends want to do KFX.Regardless, the outcome appears to be that the F-35, F-15 and Typhoon all met the requirement, and from the looks of things the rule was that there were no extra points awarded after that: it came down to a cost shoot-out. (Think about the two rounds in the US tanker contest.) But if ROKAF didn't want the F-15, why did it accept that requirement in the first place? (Did we hear of any complaints out of ROKAF earlier? Not that I know of.)Again, why did ROKAF accept the requirement if it really wanted JSF? The answer is not that complicated.
Apparently the ROKAF signed off on a requirement that at least three aircraft could meet. (Unlike Canada for instance.) Was that their first preference or did other elements of government make them do it?
We don't know, but clearly several factors could have been involved: MND has to balance the air force versus other services and needs. DAPA is managing the money under pressure from the finance ministry. ADD and its industry friends want to do KFX.
Regardless, the outcome appears to be that the F-35, F-15 and Typhoon all met the requirement, and from the looks of things the rule was that there were no extra points awarded after that: it came down to a cost shoot-out. (Think about the two rounds in the US tanker contest.) But if ROKAF didn't want the F-15, why did it accept that requirement in the first place? (Did we hear of any complaints out of ROKAF earlier? Not that I know of.)
Again, why did ROKAF accept the requirement if it really wanted JSF? The answer is not that complicated.