South Korea, Boeing At Impasse Over E-X Costs As Program Grows

Republic of Korea Air Force 737 Peace Eye.
Credit: KAI via Boeing
SEOUL, SINGAPORE—South Korea’s DAPA defense acquisition agency has confirmed that its airborne early warning (AEW) program, known as E-X Batch 2, has grown from two to four aircraft, but the agency is “struggling” in its negotiations with Boeing over its proposal due to its unexpectedly high cost...
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.

Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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