South Korea Selects Brazilian C-390 as Military’s New Heavy Lift Aircraft
This is an interesting acquisition choice by the ROK military:
South Korea’s defense authorities on Monday chose Brazilian company Embraer’s C-390 for the Air Force’s new large transport aircraft over contenders from aerospace heavyweights Lockheed Martin and Airbus.
The Defense Project Promotion Committee selected the model for the 710 billion won (US$544.4 million) acquisition project set to run through 2026, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
The agency did not disclose the number of new aircraft to be introduced under the project, although South Korea is expected to purchase three units.
Yonhap
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They were tired of the very poor after-service and maintenance offered by the US defense industry. They don’t have to wait years and years to have spare parts available, and then to have the planes fly over to the US just to have them serviced by a US maintenance crew. The US won’t allow Korean service crews to touch the planes and service them. So it’s more fitting that Korea is renting these planes from the US, rather than buying them. Better to go with a supplier that values its customers.
Our chinabot is certainly a Renaissance Man! He knows so much about every subject! Perhaps the Korean voters should choose him next time as President!!!
Our chinabot is certainly a Renaissance Man!
It seems that Article 2 of the Book of Setnaffarism applies to this chase.
Article 2
Should others present facts that do not fit with the world that exists only in the world of Setnaffarism™ fight vigorously against it.
For if the others look over the facts and find them to be true, it will show that the world that exists only in in the world of Setnaffarism™ is not true and that the ideals of Setnaffarism™ are a sham.
If necessary, call those who present the facts, “chinabots”, if this helps to discredit them.