Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration... is planning to develop four key technologies
for its fighter jet project... that the United States has refused to transfer to Korea.
The decision was outlined in a report to President Park Geunhye... by DAPA Minister Chang
Myoungjin... in a closed door meeting on Tuesday.
The technologies include multipurpose radar and radio frequency jammers.
Separately... another DAPA official said the agency aims to secure major operational
algorithms from Israel Britain or Sweden... in order to develop the source codes needed
for the technologies. Lockheed Martin had initially agreed to transfer
25 technologies for the KFX project... but the U.S. government barred export of four
core technologies citing International Traffic in Arms regulations.