[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter]The performance upgrade project for the E-737 airborne control aircraft, known as 'Peace Eye,' will be promoted through the American company Boeing.
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on the 29th that it held the 130th Defense Acquisition Program Promotion Committee meeting and reviewed and approved the revised basic strategy for promoting the joint tactical data link (Link-16) performance upgrade project and the decision on the model for the E-737 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and Link-16 performance upgrade project.
The E-737 IFF and Link-16 performance upgrade project is aimed at upgrading the performance of IFF and Link-16 to ensure interoperability of the E-737 airborne control aircraft during combined operations between South Korea and the United States. The project will be promoted through Boeing with a budget of 490 billion KRW by 2025.
Currently, the Air Force operates four 'E-737 Peace Eye' airborne control aircraft.
In particular, DAPA explained that the Link-16 performance upgrade project revised its basic strategy to domestically develop the interworking server, a core device of the Korean military’s interworking control center remote control center. The contract is scheduled to be signed in the first quarter of next year, with the project period from 2019 to 2025 and a total project cost of approximately 980 billion KRW.
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