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Sat, May 28, 2022 | 22:28
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EADS pushes 40 Eurofighters for F-4s, -5s
EADS "유로파이터,차기전투기로 2017년부터 공급가능"
Posted : 2013-12-11 16:41
Updated : 2013-12-11 16:41
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By Kang Seung-woo
Peter Maute, senior vice president of Eurofighter sales at EADS Cassidian
Peter Maute, senior vice president of Eurofighter sales at EADS Cassidian
EADS offered fast delivery of 40 Eurofighters to the Air Force, Wednesday, which will allow it to retire its aging fleet, saying that Lockheed Martin could not match such a timeline.

The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) made the offer at a news conference held by senior officials in Seoul.

"A split-procurement would lead to a high level of flexibility by delivering fully operational capability in the near term together with all options to react on relevant future developments before selecting the remaining aircraft," Peter Maute, senior vice president of Eurofighter sales at EADS Cassidian, said.

Maute's proposal goes against a recent decision of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

Last month, the JCS decided to first purchase 40 stealth fighters in the 60-plane F-X III program, but provided no specifications for the remaining 20. It is widely believed that JSC had F-35 joint strike fighters, in mind but Maute obviously did not want to wait until the Ministry of National Defense chooses the type of aircraft.

The split-buy concept comes as there are still concerns over possible late delivery of the still in development F-35, which may trigger a vacuum in air power.

The requirement program, aimed at replacing the Air Force's aging fleet of F-4s and F-5s, was initially to import warplanes from 2016, but this has been delayed until 2018.

"Deliveries were set originally for 2016, although now in the recent JCS statement it is 2018 for the F-35, which we believe is still uncertain and therefore risks a vacuum in air power," Maute said.

"Due to the stable phase of the Eurofighter program, we can ensure earlier fixed delivery dates, thereby satisfying the first criteria of the Korean Air Force.

"A split-procurement would allow Korea to take F-35 deliveries when it has reached the same phase without jeopardizing the overall time schedule for the introduction of the new aircraft fleet."

In the third phase of the advanced fighter program, the Eurofighter was raved about for its industrial package as well as offset program, and Maute said that they still stand in the case of selling 40 Eurofighters.

The four-nation consortium ― Germany, Spain, Italy and Britain ― offered to set up a final assembly line in Korea and invest $2 billion (2.1 trillion won) into the nation's indigenous fighter program.

"We would still be prepared to deliver the principles of our technology transfer and industrial participation," he said.

"The Eurofighter Typhoon offer compromises a unique industrial package that will provide Korea and Korean industry with the indigenous capability to evolve the system exactly according to its needs and the opportunity to significantly enhance their industrial competences, skills and capabilities."

He added that none of these benefits will be achievable with the F-35.

The Korean government has historically shown a strong bias toward American military equipment on the back of its 60-year-old Korean-U.S. alliance, but the German said that the split-buy will enable Korea to expand its interaction and exchange with some economically strong European nations while maintaining its important links with the United States.

"The four Prime Ministers of the four Eurofighter partner nations have stated their full commitment to support and to welcome Korea to the Eurofighter program as an equal partner," Maute said.


EADS "유로파이터,차기전투기로 2017년부터 공급가능"

유로파이터 40대·F-35A 20대 혼합구매 방안도 제안

피터 마우트 유럽항공방위우주산업(EADS) 수석부사장은 11일 '한국이 유로파이터(타이푼 트랜치3)를 차기전투기(F-X)로 도입하기를 원한다면 최우선으로 공급해서 한국이 항공전력 공백 사태를 겪지 않도록 하겠다'고 밝혔다.

마우트 수석부사장은 이날 한남동 하얏트호텔에서 가진 연합뉴스와의 인터뷰에서 '내년을 F-X 계약을 체결하면 2017년부터 항공기를 인도할 수 있다'며 이같이 말했다.

그는 '이미 400대가 실전 배치된 유로파이터는 구형 전투기 퇴역으로 항공전력 보강이 시급한 한국에 가장 빠르고 안정적으로 공급될 수 있는 기종'이라고 강조했다.

마우트 수석부사장은 '한국이 구매 대수를 줄여 도입해도 한국형 전투기를 개발하는 KF-X 사업에 2조원을 투자하고 파격적인 기술이전과 한국 내 생산 약속 등도 그대로 이행할 것'이라고 밝혔다.

그는 유로파이터 40대와 F-35A 20대를 혼합 구매하는 방안도 제시했다.

마우트 수석부사장은 'F-35A가 기술적 문제 등으로 개발이 늦어지고 있어서 인도 시기와 가격이 불확실한 만큼 유로파이터와의 혼합 도입을 통해 전략적으로 유연성을 확보할 수 있다'고 설명했다.

그는 '유로파이터는 F-35A와 함께 북대서양조약기구(NATO) 회원국이 사용하는 전투기여서 혼합 운용에는 전혀 문제가 없다'고 덧붙였다.

마우트 수석부사장은 '독일, 이탈리아, 스페인, 영국 등 유로파이터의 주요 회원 4개국은 대한민국이 유로파이터 프로그램의 동등한 파트너가 되길 원하고 있으며, 이에 따른 전폭적인 지원을 약속했다'며 '정부 간 협약이 필요하다고 판단되면 유로파이터 도입을 위해 체결할 수 있을 것'이라고 밝혔다.
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