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BAE Systems Wins Korean F-16 Upgrade
This is one of about 130 Korean air force F-16s that will be upgraded by BAE Systems, rather than Lockheed Martin. (Photo: Chris Pocock)
This is one of about 130 Korean air force F-16s that will be upgraded by BAE Systems, rather than Lockheed Martin. (Photo: Chris Pocock)

BAE Systems, not Lockheed Martin, will upgrade the avionics of some 130 Korean air force F-16C/Ds. A spokesman for Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said in Seoul that his agency will request the BAE package as a U.S. foreign military sale (FMS). DAPA has yet to choose between AESA radar contenders from Northrop Grumman and Raytheon, but BAE Systems said recently it is “agnostic” about the choice of radar.