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South Korea Restarts Fighter Jet Competition After Unsatisfactory Bids

Tuesday, July 30th, 2013

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South Korea Restarts Fighter Jet Competition After Unsatisfactory Bids

South Korea will soon restart bidding for its multi-billion dollar fighter jet competition after offerors didn’t reach its target, according to a key Air Force official. “Frankly, all the competitors came in and didn’t meet the target the (South) Korea government was looking for,” Pacific Air Forces Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle said yesterday as part of a Defense Writers Group breakfast in Washington. “(South) Korea had to make a decision to either find a way to pay a higher amount…

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