The South Korean defense ministry has been discussing a variety of Russian arms and aerospace offers since the visit to Seoul in February 2001 of President Vladimir Putin. Shortly after the visit, the two governments signed a memorandum of understanding that envisaged the supply of Russian aircraft worth an estimated US$600-$800 million as partial repayment of Russia's multibillion-dollar debt to South Korea.
In fact, said an official of Rosoboronexport, the state arms export agency, "In spite of the promise of the Koreans to hold the tender with maximal objectivity, from the very beginning it was surrounded by scandals. This was caused by use of dirty tricks by the competitors and by the obvious preference given to one of them, the USA. The winner of the tender - the F-15K plane - is known to be obsolete. Even the experts of the Korean defense ministry indicated that it has rather poor characteristics compared to the requirements set at the tender." Como houve protestos dos russos, é lógico concluir-se que o valor de 4 bi está errado e que ainda pensando de maneira lógica, deva ser menor.
In an uncharacteristic display of rancor, the Rosoboronexport source told ATO "all the participants of the tender understood that it was in fact a smokescreen and that the victory would be given to the US". He is also critical of "disinformation spread by the Korean media regarding the price of the Russian aircraft. Rosoboronexport proposed the price of $3 billion after the second round of negotiations. This compared to the $4 billion price tag for the F-15. Nonetheless, the Korean press [color=red]continued reporting that the Russian offer was $4 billion[/color]. In addition, Russia proposed to deliver some of the fighters as part of the repayment of Russian debt to Korea."
Vendo a notícia toda e fazendo uma nálise, conclui-se que na verdade o preço de 4 bi foi uma, digamos assim, desinformação da mídia coreana e que inclusive os representantes russos protestaram relativamente a isso. Mas, ainda assim, a mesma mídia continuou divulgando um preço de 4 bi.
The cost of each Su-35 is estimated at about US $35 million.
Tá aí mais uma vez os 35 mi por caça, e a fonte.
ttp://www.aeronautics.ru/nws002/bridgenews002.htmThe South Korean fighter programme for 40 F-15Ks was valued at a total of around 4,25 billion US Dollars as of 2005
Passou dos 4 bi o preço dos F-15, ou seja, mais de 100 mi por caça.
http://www.flug-revue.rotor.com/Frtypen/FRF-15K.htmBacked by the Pentagon, Boeing surfaced as one of the strongest contenders in a bidding, together with France’s Rafale. There are two more foreign bidders’ models—a European consortium’s Eurofighter and Russia’s Su-35—vying for South Korea’s $3.2 billion F-X project aimed at procuring 40 fighter jets by 2008.
Três bi era o valor total da concorrência e não de uma das propostas.
http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/171st_iss ... 113007.htmE agora, a pancada final, prá acabar de vez...
Other contenders for the juicy deal were Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 and the Eurofighter Typhoon, but both were eliminated in a first round of bidding in March. Even though the Su-35 was the cheapest plane to buy and maintain, and the Rafale deal offered the most generous technology transfer, Boeing’s F-15K won out thanks to South Korea’s close military ties with the United States—and despite allegations of political favoritism, bribery and industrial espionage.
Isso dito por eles mesmos, então acho que não tem mais o que discutir, né? MAs tem mais uma pérola americana...
"The Third World is not an important market for the United States, and we’re not an important supplier to them," said Johnson. "If these countries disappeared tomorrow, it wouldn’t make much difference to the arms industry. Most of their stuff comes from Europe, China, Russia and Israel anyway."
Veja a importância que nós temos prá eles!
http://www.washdiplomat.com/02-06/c1_02_06.html