South Korean F-35 Buy To Reportedly Expand With Carrier Plan

Kim Minseok Bradley Perrett August 27, 2020
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Although the defense ministry published this illustration in announcing plans for a "light aircraft carrier," the depicted vessel appears to be an assault ship.
Credit: South Korean Ministry of National Defense
SEOUL, BEIJING—South Korea has reportedly expanded its requirement for additional Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightnings to 40 aircraft from 20, as the defense ministry refines plans for a ship to carry some of them. Enlargement of the intended F-35 force is being driven by the plan to build an aircraft...
Kim Minseok

Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.

Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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