Korea Selects Boeing For F-15K, CH-47 Sustainment Contracts

The performance-based logistics contracts will also manage sustainment of Republic of Korea's Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft.

Kimberly Johnson

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 04:03 PM ET

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A Republic of Korea air force F-15K Slam Eagle taxis down the runway at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force]

Key Takeaways:

The Republic of Korea awarded Boeing three new five-year performance-based logistics (PBL) contracts for its F-15K fighter jets, CH-47 Chinook helicopters, and Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft.
These contracts aim to improve aircraft availability and logistics through the use of performance data to inform supply chain management, extending existing PBLs to the CH-47 and AEW&C fleets.
Boeing will implement an integrated logistics model, leveraging data analytics and partnering with local industry to optimize maintenance, supply chain forecasting, and training.

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The Republic of Korea has selected Boeing (NYSE:BA) for three performance-based logistics (PBL) contracts to support the country’s F-15K fighter jets, CH-47 Chinook helicopters, and Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft fleets, the company announced Tuesday.

The five-year contracts, issued from the Republic of Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration, aim to improve aircraft availability through the use of performance data to inform logistics and supply chain management, Boeing Korea said.