Israeli AWACS Contender Questioned
The South Korean E-X Project is in controversy as it was found that the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) had let IAI Elta conduct trail assessment when it did not have export licenses from the U.S. government.
Elta needs to provide the DSP-85 and the Technical Assistance Agreement (TAA) licenses in order to have its G550 AWACS take part in trials with the South Korea Air Force.
DAPA Administrator Kim Jeong-il had told the National Defense Committee of the National Assembly in April that any bidder with the DSP-85 and TAA licenses would be disqualified. It acted contrary to its statement by asking the Air Force to conduct the assessment in May with Elta when the latter did not have the licenses.
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