Boeing espera poder recibir la licencia de exportación para su nuevo F-15SE Silent Eagle este mes de Julio, lo que le dará a Boeing la oportunidad de presentarlo a Corea del Sur, potencial cliente de lanzamiento del modelo.
El F-15SE puede ser equipado con radar tipo AESA y con superficies que lo convierten en semi furtivo. Boeing ha estado en conversaciones con Seul sobre el F-15SE en el último año, aunque hasta que no obtenga licencia para exportar este tipo de tecnología semi "stealth" por parte del gobierno de Estados Unidos, no podrá sacarlo al mercado internacional, algo que espera obtener este mes de julio.
El avión también fue ofrecido a la USAF como posible sustituto de los F-16 y F-15 mas antiguos, cuyo reemplazo, el F-35, no va a estar listo en la fecha de retiro, aunque la USAF ya ha rechazado de pleno esta opción.
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Boeing expects to receive an export license for its new F-15SE Silent Eagle within the month, a development that brings the company to openly pitch the jet to South Korea as a potential launch customer.
The F-15SE is being pitched as a customizable fighter that can be outfitted with AESA radars and radar absorbent coatings. Boeing has been in tentative talks with Seoul about the aircraft over the last year. However, it has not been able to openly market the semi-stealthy jet to international customers until it received clearance from the U.S. Government to sell low-observable technology abroad.
Boeing now expects to receive a government license to market the jet to foreign countries this month following a review of the jet's stealth technology by the U.S. Government.
South Korea has asked for information on Silent Eagle. As soon as the export license is provided, the information can be provided to a country.
When the jet was unveiled in 2009, it was seen as a potential option to hedge against a possible fighter gap facing the U.S. Air National Guard, which may have to retire its oldest F-16s and F-15s before it is fully equipped with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter but the Air Force has made it clear that it does not want to invest in any new fighter other than the F-35.
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