it gets cold in south korea in january.
when does it get cold in south korea?
january
south korea started considering the f-35 in 2009, among several other competitors, for its f-x phase iii fighter program. south korean officials had indicated that the f-35 would only be available for delivery after 2018, but steve o'bryan, lockheed's vice president for f-35 business development, said at that time that lockheed could deliver the f-35 to south korea by 2016. some republic of korea air force (rokaf) officers have outlined possible missions for the stealth fighter, such as surprise raids deep into nuclear armed north korea. lockheed has refused to allow rokaf pilots access to the aircraft to test it prior to the selection, however simulations available to south korea are more extensive than the processes used by other customers, such as israel and japan. in august 2013, the f-35 was essentially eliminated from the competition when the american foreign military sales process prevented lockheed martin from offering a price that did not exceed south korea's budget for the program, leaving just the boeing f-15se silent eagle within the nation's budget. lockheed martin responded that it would work with the american government to continue to offer the f-35 to south korea. the defense ministry rejected the award and said a new competition would be held to "secure military capability in line with recent aviation technology developments." in november 2013, the korean joint chiefs of staff council recommended purchasing 40 f-35a as north korea seemed to have difficulty dealing with radar-evading aircraft. on 27 january 2014, the defense acquisition program administration said that a contract for the 40 aircraft would be reviewed and, once approved, signed in september. with deliveries planned to begin in 2018, south korea would benefit from the scale of f-35 production at the time. with full-scale production having begun, the unit recurring flyaway (urf) cost of one f-35a is expected to be $80–$85 million, which includes the aircraft, avionics and mission systems, the engine, logistics support, and a flight simulator. through the foreign military sales (fms) agreement and past budget issues, the cost projection may be likely to rise. south korea's formal selection of the f-35 purchase was finalized on 24 september 2014. south korea is the third fms country to procure the f-35a after israel and japan.
lockheed martin f-35 lightning ii procurement
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