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South Korea has offered to buy a significant quantity of Israeli-made weapons and defense systems, including the anti-rocket Iron Dome system, if Israel agrees to purchase South Korean fighter jets.
The defense industries of South Korea and Italy are locked in a fierce competition for the contract, worth approximately $1 billion. Last week, the Israel Air Force recommended purchasing the Italian planes.
The Israel Air Force is looking to replace its aging fleet of American-made A-4 Skyhawk jets, which are used to train fighter pilots. The two alternatives being considered are the Korean-made T-50 Golden Eagle and Italy's M-346 Master.
South Korea looking to buy Israel's Iron Dome aerial defense system - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:20 AM EST
Article Source: Haaretz
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The final decision, however, will be made by the Defense Ministry, and one of the considerations which will be taken into account is the value of reciprocal deals with Israel's defense industry.
Italy has proposed a reciprocal deal, under which it would purchase some $1 billion of defense equipment, including satellites, from Israel.
In response, Korea proposed a deal potentially worth $1.6 billion, which would include the purchase of Israeli-made radar systems, as well as contracts for upgrading helicopters and Hercules aircraft.
In recent weeks, the South Korean Defense Procurement Agency made an additional offer. While the new offer does not specify a price, it does include a number of additional deals, including the Iron Dome.
Quite a bidding war...South Korea can use some Iron Dome.
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#1 - Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:22 AM ESTThe A-4 Skyhawk is really old hardware. So I think it is well and good that Israil is looking to get newer airframes to replace them.
With missiles really being the newest and deadliest threats, it also makes sense to invest in defenses that will help defend against them.
Israel and South Korea have pretty similar neighbor problems, so it makes sense that the hardware they develop for themselves would serve the other just as well.
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#3 - Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:53 AM ESTS. Korea would have a strong need for high quality missile protective systems . N. Korea has nuke tipped missiles pointed at them .
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