Quiet a few years ago, the ROK Air Force announced it was going to look into the development of a fifth generation stealth fighter (Along the lines of a F-22). To the surprise of few, they are going to change this program quiet a bit.
I was always doubtful of how feasible for the ROK to develop its own fighter. Very little has come since the programs announcement over 5 years ago, and the USA has had major problems with its fifth generation fighters. The F-35 can be potentially attractive due to the fact it can be used off small carriers (thus allow the ROK to expand its Navy) but that program has been ridden with problems ever since it was put into production. Maybe that F-15 Silent Eagle will find a bidder in the ROK pretty soon.
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