South Korea: Global Hawk is’full of flaws’: National Defense Commission
-Global Hawk introduced for 1 trillion won-
-Parts are “reused” 24 times-
ROK Air Force:
With a budget of 1 trillion won (about 96.2 billion yen),
Introduced Global Hawk, a high-altitude unmanned reconnaissance aircraft (HUAS).
However. It was pointed out that four aircraft were “full of defects.” Twice
National Defense Commission
Ann Gyubek (Keisuke An)
October 14th
According to materials from the Air Force Headquarters and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration
The Air Force between December 2019 and September last year
For the four Global Hawks introduced,
An average of 10 defects per aircraft
It is said that it occurred.
Global Hawk Units 3 and 4:
At Unit 3, the parts that transmit video and images to the ground broke down.
It turned out that I couldn’t even figure out the cause for five months.
Operation of Units 1 and 2 only:
We removed the parts of Units 3 and 4, which are delayed in maintenance.
The parts of Units 3 and 4 are reused in Units 1 and 2.
The number of times it has been reused has risen to 24 times since it became a force.
Unit 3:
Unit 3, which was introduced in September last year, has never been in flight since it was put into force.
Unit 4:
Unit 4, which was introduced in April this year, has a flight time of only about 80 hours.
Response of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration:
The slow response of the South Korean army has also been criticized.
According to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration
For parts procurement in the operation maintenance stage,
C Regarding the “contractor munitions support” contract
The United States proposed to South Korea in 2016.
However, it turned out that the South Korean army began negotiations in 2020.
Rep. Ann points out:
South Korean Air Force
Check the management status of Global Hawk and
Stable operation maintenance measures should be taken promptly,
Pointed out.
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