Aircraft
South Korea Opts To Upgrade 'SLAM Eagles'
Launched the upgrade program for its fighter fleet
F-15SG
A Singapore Air Force F-15SG. © David McIntosh/AIN

Boeing will upgrade the 59 surviving F-15K Eagles operated by the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). A sole-source, hybrid foreign military sales/direct commercial sale contract worth $2.8 billion has been awarded by South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) as part of a wider ROKAF modernization drive.

Initiated in 2022, the F-15K+ update program received U.S. foreign military sales approval in November 2024. The contract was announced by the U.S. Department of Defense on January 30, and the program is expected to run for 11 years.

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