Fighter Competition Deadline Is Moved

June 21 2012

South Korea

South Korea's arms procurement agency has set a new deadline for bids on an advanced fighter plane contract after the initial deadline passed, reports Agence France-Presse.

Boeing's F-15SE Silent Eagle, Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II and the Eurofighter Typhoon submitted bids before Monday's deadline.

However, on Tuesday, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) reopened bidding due to what it called errors in the relevant documents. A new deadline of July 5...

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