Korea Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2005 (Seoul Air Show 2005) Part 3
By Jay Kim
Boeing invited RAAF E-737 Wedgetail for E-X program. ROKAF requires
4 AEW & C aircraft
Airbus A380 passenger cabin was very popular. Spacious double-deck
passenger areas and refined interior were worth seeing
2nd floor of A380 passenger cabin.
KAI Night Intruder 300 recon UAV operated by ROK Army
KAI T-50 full-scale mock-up in exhibition hall A.
Rolls Royce booth
Lockheed Martin proud of F-22 Raptor, F-35 and F-16C block 60 with
CFTs
Augusta Westland. Note models of Super Lynx and EH-101 Merlin to the
right.
Bell 429 helicopter of Bell-Textron
Another big company Raytheon. Missile giant
Hyundai Rotem's Scorpion AFV.
Samsung Techwin M-9 155mm self-propelled gun operated by ROK Army.
Next-generation Aermacchi M346 advanced trainer competing Korean T-50
in world trainer market.
Many countries require a large number of new advanced trainers to
replace aging trainers they use.
© Jay Kim 2006
This article was published on Wednesday, July 20 2011; Last modified on Saturday, May 14 2016