F-35 PEO Refutes Reports Of F-22 Technology Transfer To South Korea

By James Drew / April 9, 2014 at 6:59 PM
The Pentagon's top F-35 official has rejected reports that South Korea will receive F-22 technical information as part of the country's deal to buy 40 F-35 fighter aircraft. The transfer of technical documentation from Lockheed Martin's F-16, F-22 and F-35 programs to support South Korea's development of an indigenous fighter aircraft, known as KF-X, was reportedly key to the country's selection of the F-35 over the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Boeing F-15SE Silent Eagle. But F-35 Program Executive Officer Lt...

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