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http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2007/oct/22oct07_nr.html
Goodbye to the F-5?Edited by sbst275 22 Oct `07, 6:46PM
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Originally posted by sbst275:Coming in 2010.. hmm
same assembly line period as F-15K Slam Eagle
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22/10/07
SOURCE:Flight International
South Korean F-15K deal may close by end 2007
By Siva Govindasamy
South Korea has begun price negotiations with Boeing over the purchase of 20 F-15K fighters, with industry sources saying that a deal is likely to be reached by the end of 2007.
Boeing emerged as the sole bidder in both rounds conducted by South Korea's Defense Acquisition Programme Administration, the country's arms procurements agency.
Seoul, which awarded a contract for 40 F-15Ks to Boeing in 2002, was keen for a contest in the 2.3 trillion won ($2.5 billion) K-X programme to dispel claims that it is biased towards US military hardware.
However, manufacturers such as the Eurofighter consortium and Dassault chose to stay away, with industry sources saying that they were wary of taking part in a competition that could be weighted against them.
The Dassault Rafale and Sukhoi Su-35 were offered in the 2002 competition, when the F-15K was chosen, even though the Rafale came out tops in the technical evaluation.
A contract for the new batch of 20 fighters is to be signed around February 2008 and deliveries are likely to take place in the 2010-12 timeframe.
Industry sources say that South Korea could open a tender for another 20 fighters around 2010, although some speculate that Boeing could get a single-source contract as the service will be keen to have the same ype of fighter.
South Korea is also keen to get access to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme in the next decade. It is also contemplating the indigenous development of a stealth fighter through its KFX programme, and studying a proposal from Korea Aerospace Industries for the F/A-50 - a light combat version of the T-50 advanced jet trainer.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/10/22/218740/south-korean-f-15k-deal-may-close-by-end-2007.html -
Boeing Awarded Singapore Ministry of Defence Contract for Additional F-15SG Aircraft
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 22, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that the Singapore Ministry of Defence has exercised an option to purchase eight F-15SGs and has ordered four additional aircraft. The option is part of the original contract for 12 F-15SG aircraft announced by Singapore in 2005.
"We are proud that Singapore has chosen to acquire additional F-15SGs. The Strike Eagle is a combat-tested fighter with the most technologically advanced systems, and we are confident the F-15SG will meet the defense needs of Singapore," said Chris Chadwick, vice president and general manager, Global Strike Systems.
The Boeing F-15SG is a derivative of the U.S. Air Force F 15E Strike Eagle, the world's most capable long-range, multi-role fighter. It can simultaneously perform air-to-ground and air-to-air missions during day or night, in virtually any weather. It carries significant payload, reaches speeds in excess of Mach 2 and incorporates some of the most advanced military technologies. Integration and flight testing of the F-15SG will be performed at Boeing facilities in St. Louis and Palmdale, Calif., beginning in November.
Boeing has produced more than 1,500 F-15s. In addition to the United States, Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Israel operate F-15 fleets.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $32.4 billion business with 72,000 employees worldwide.
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http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/10/23/218813/singapore-firms-boeing-f-15-options-orders-additional-four.html
DATE:23/10/07
SOURCE:Flightglobal.com
Singapore firms Boeing F-15 options, orders additional four fighters
By Siva Govindasamy
Singapore has exercised an option for eight Boeing F-15SGs and ordered an additional four aircraft, bringing the total number that will eventually be in service to 24.
The decision, a follow-up to a 2005 contract for 12 F-15s, is part of Singapore's "continuing effort to renew its fighter fleet", says the country's ministry of defence.
The aircraft are scheduled for delivery from 2010, it adds. Industry sources say that the 29,000lb (130kN) General Electric F110-GE-129 engine, which was selected to power the first 12 F-15SGs, has been selected for the second 12 as well.
Integration and flight testing of the aircraft will be at Boeing's St Louis, Missouri and Palmdale, California sites from November, the company says. Both batches of F-15s will have similar configurations, but Singapore has not released details.
A US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notification to the US Congress in 2005, however, said that the weapons included 200 AIM-120C AMRAAM missiles with six Captive Air Training (CAT) rounds, and 200 AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles with 24 CAT and dummy rounds.
For the air-to-ground role, the aircraft were to be supplied with 50 GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions and 30 AGM-154A-1 Joint Stand Off Weapons both with BLU-111 warheads, and 30 AGM-154C Joint Standoff Weapons.
Singapore was also to be supplied with 24 Link 16 multifunctional information distribution system/low volume terminals (fighter datalink terminals) and 44 pairs of AN/AVS-9(V) night vision goggles.
The aircraft are also likely to be fitted with the Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array radar, and the Data Device high-performance 1553 databus or HyPer-1553TM tested by the Boeing Phantom Works F-15E1 Advanced Technology Demonstrator aircraft.
It has been speculated that Singapore will work with Israel to modify and upgrade its F-15s. The Israeli F-15I Ra'am (Thunder) is equipped with an Elisra SPS-2110 integrated electronic warfare system, and its crews wear DASH helmet sights.
The F-15s will replace Singapore's fleet of McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawks. A new round of procurement decisions to replace ageing Northrop F-5s with a new tactical fighter are due to start in 2008, with Singapore to choose between more F-15s and the Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighter.
Singapore aligned with the JSF programme in 2002 at the "security co-operation participant" level, the lowest rung of the four-tier international team.
The F-35's development delays have kept Singapore waiting for nearly two years for data about the country's unique final configuration, but this is expected in early 2008 and will launch a review phase allowing the service to choose either the F-35 or the F-15 for its next fighter purchase.
Singapore also plans in 2008 to issue a shortlist for a requirement for advanced jet trainers, choosing among the Alenia Aermacchi M-346, BAE Systems' Hawk 128 and Korea Aerospace Industries T-50. It is also considering either a replacement or a mid-life update for its fleet of Fokker 50 maritime patrol aircraft.
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Boeing is asking other F-15 operators to follow suit for Radar upgrade
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DATE:22/10/07
SOURCE:Flight International
Boeing begins F-15C AESA radar upgrade
By Graham Warwick
Boeing is talking to overseas operators of the F-15 about radar upgrades, after receiving a $70 million contract to start retrofitting US Air Force and Air National Guard F-15Cs with Raytheon's APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array.
Six ANG air-defence F-15Cs will be upgraded from the APG-63(V)1 to the (V)3 by replacing the mechanically scanned antenna with an AESA using transmit/receive module technology from the APG-79 radar in Boeing's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
The (V)3 reuses software developed for the earlier APG-63(V)2 AESA fitted in the late 1990s to 18 USAF F-15Cs originally based in Alaska and recently moved to Kadena AFB in Japan. The (V)3 antenna is lighter and less expensive, says Boeing.
The first ANG F-15Cs will be retrofitted in 2009 and stationed in Jacksonville, Florida. The guard plans to upgrade six to eight aircraft a year - enough to equip one base - for a total of around 50 AESA-equipped F-15Cs, the company says.
Boeing's contract also includes the first (V)3 upgrade of an active USAF F-15C. This will serve as a spare for the (V)2-equipped aircraft in Kadena, but is the start of a plan to ultimately upgrade the 170 F-15Cs it plans to retain until 2025.
A competition to upgrade the USAF's 220 F-15E strike fighters with an AESA sensor is also under way, with Raytheon's APG-63(V)4 competing against a derivative of Northrop Grumman's APG-81 for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/10/22/218697/boeing-begins-f-15c-aesa-radar-upgrade.htmlEdited by duotiga83 24 Oct `07, 7:36AM
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Originally posted by spencer99:do u think it is because of the stronger Singapore dollar vs US Dollar??
* I am semi-kidding, semi-serious *
Remember the Euro-canards were pricedout because of the strength of the Euro
i think you have a valid consideration. when u r talking about billion dollar project it makes a lot of different.
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Originally posted by Shotgun:Eh? I thought we were the ones who manufactured those Night vision goggles?
We don't make those NVG, but others. See here here
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Originally posted by duotiga83:
Boeing is asking other F-15 operators to follow suit for Radar upgrade
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DATE:22/10/07
SOURCE:Flight International
Boeing begins F-15C AESA radar upgrade
By Graham Warwick
[b]Boeing is talking to overseas operators of the F-15 about radar upgrades, after receiving a $70 million contract to start retrofitting US Air Force and Air National Guard F-15Cs with Raytheon's APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array.
Six ANG air-defence F-15Cs will be upgraded from the APG-63(V)1 to the (V)3 by replacing the mechanically scanned antenna with an AESA using transmit/receive module technology from the APG-79 radar in Boeing's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
The (V)3 reuses software developed for the earlier APG-63(V)2 AESA fitted in the late 1990s to 18 USAF F-15Cs originally based in Alaska and recently moved to Kadena AFB in Japan. The (V)3 antenna is lighter and less expensive, says Boeing.
The first ANG F-15Cs will be retrofitted in 2009 and stationed in Jacksonville, Florida. The guard plans to upgrade six to eight aircraft a year - enough to equip one base - for a total of around 50 AESA-equipped F-15Cs, the company says.
Boeing's contract also includes the first (V)3 upgrade of an active USAF F-15C. This will serve as a spare for the (V)2-equipped aircraft in Kadena, but is the start of a plan to ultimately upgrade the 170 F-15Cs it plans to retain until 2025.
A competition to upgrade the USAF's 220 F-15E strike fighters with an AESA sensor is also under way, with Raytheon's APG-63(V)4 competing against a derivative of Northrop Grumman's APG-81 for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/10/22/218697/boeing-begins-f-15c-aesa-radar-upgrade.html[/b]following up to this.....Raytheon wins the contract for USAF F-15E radar upgrades
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DATE:01/11/07
SOURCE:Flightglobal.com
Raytheon claims AESA upgrade contract for F-15E
By Stephen Trimble
Raytheon has defended its claim as the sole radar supplier for the US Air Force Boeing F-15 fleet, defeating a bid by Northrop Grumman to offer an active array radar upgrade.
Boeing selected the Raytheon APG-63(V)4 active electronically scanned array radar to upgrade the APG-70 for 179 USAF F-15Es.
The APG-V(4) combines the front-end antenna of the APG-63(V)3 AESA and the back-end, dual-mode radar processor for the APG-79, which has entered service on the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
The award is a disappointment for Northrop, which viewed its bid as a strategic opportunity to unseat its most significant rival on an incumbent programme. Northrop had offered a repackaged version of the APG-81 AESA being developed for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
The F-15E radar modernization programme is the latest in a wave of retrofit programmes involving AESA technology.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/11/01/219095/raytheon-claims-aesa-upgrade-contract-for-f-15e.html
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This doesn't looks good.....
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Air Force suspends some F-15 operations
11/4/2007 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- The Air Force suspended non-mission critical F-15 flight operations on Nov. 3 following the crash of a Missouri Air National Guard F-15C aircraft Nov. 2.
The cause of that accident is still under investigation, however, preliminary findings indicate that a possible structural failure of the aircraft may have occurred. The suspension of flight operations is a precautionary measure.
The Air Force will ensure mission requirements are met for worldwide operations normally accomplished by the F-15. Current F-15 flying locations include bases in the continental United States, Alaska, England, Hawaii, Japan and the Middle East.
There are more than 700 F-15s in the Air Force inventory. The F-15 reached initial operational capability for the Air Force in September 1975.
While the F-15 continues to serve its country well, the Air Force is replacing its aging F-15 fighters with its fifth generation of air superiority, the F-22 Raptor. The F-22 is the world's most advanced fighter aircraft combining stealth, supercruise, maneverability and integrated avionics to provide unmatched warfighting capabilities in both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the Air Force to gain and maintain air supremacy over the battlefield.
The F-15C, D and E models were deployed to the Persian Gulf in 1991 in support of Operation Desert Storm where they proved their superior combat capability. F-15C fighters accounted for 34 of the 37 Air Force air-to-air victories. The F-15E's were operated mainly at night, hunting SCUD missile launchers and artillery sites using the LANTIRN system.
They have since been deployed for air expeditionary force deployments and Operations Southern Watch -- the no-fly zone in Southern Iraq, Provide Comfort in Turkey, Allied Force in Bosnia, Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Iraqi Freedom in Iraq.
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123074547
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