Israel’s Elbit Systems announced on February 6th that it was awarded a $43 million contract from South Korea’s Hanwha Systems Company to equip the country’s KF-X next generation fighter with embedded Terrain Following-Terrain Avoidance (TF/TA) systems - to be implemented over a six year period.
以色列的Elbit系統公司2月6日宣佈，該公司從韓國漢華系統公司獲得了一份價值4300萬美元的合同，為該國的KF-X下一代戰鬥機配備嵌入式地形跟隨-地形迴避(TF/TA)系統，該系統將在六年內實施。
Yoram Shmuely, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Elbit Systems Aerospace Division, stated regarding the contract: “We are proud to be in a position to increase the capabilities of Air Forces through joint development with Hanwha Systems Co. Ltd.“. The system will allow the aircraft to fly and maneuver safely at low-altitudes, in zero visibility and in harsh weather conditions - capabilities which are vital for the aircraft operate effectively in heavily defended enemy territory. The KF-X is a next generation medium weight fighter designed for both high end air to air combat an strike roles. It will integrate a powerful AESA radar and deploy a range of high end munitions including Meteor long range air to air missiles and indigenous derivatives of the Taurus bunker buster cruise missile.
Elbit系統公司航空航天事業部執行副總裁兼總經理Yoram Shmuely在談到這份合同時說：“我們為能夠通過與Hanwha系統有限公司的聯合開發提高空軍的能力感到自豪。”該系統將允許飛機在低空、零能見度和惡劣天氣條件下安全飛行和機動-這些能力對於飛機在戒備森嚴的敵方領土上有效運行至關重要。KF-X是下一代中等重量的戰鬥機，專為高端空戰和打擊角色而設計。它將集成一個強大的AESA雷達，並部署一系列高端彈藥，包括流星遠程空對空導彈和金牛座地堡破壞者巡航導彈的本土衍生品。
South Korean KF-X Fifth Generation Fighter - Model
韓國KF-X第五代戰鬥機-型號
While Elbit systems is well known for the sophistication of its avionics, integrating Israeli technologies onto the KF-X may limit its export potential.
雖然Elbit系統公司以其航空電子設備的複雜性而聞名，但將以色列技術集成到KF-X上可能會限制其出口潛力。
Indoensia was a leading client for the fighter and a partner in the program itself, and maintains very poor relations with Israel as a number of Southeast Asian Muslim nations have.
Indoensia是該戰鬥機的主要客戶，也是該項目本身的合作伙伴，並且與以色列保持著非常糟糕的關係，就像一些東南亞穆斯林國家所做的那樣。
Indonesia may refuse to purchase fighters integrating Israeli technologies - as could Malaysia, Iraq and other potential clients.
印尼可能會拒絕購買整合了以色列技術的戰鬥機-馬來西亞、伊拉克和其他潛在客戶也可以。
Iraq and Indoensia were notably two leading clients for South Korean's FA-50 light fighter, and ruling these two out as export clients for the KF-X could seriously undermine its export potential - without even considering the impact this could have on possible exports to other Muslim states.
值得注意的是，伊拉克和印度支那是韓國FA-50輕型戰鬥機的兩個主要客戶，將這兩個國家排除為KF-X的出口客戶可能會嚴重削弱其出口潛力-甚至沒有考慮到這可能會對其他穆斯林國家的出口產生影響。
While South Korea is expected to procure between 200 and 250 fighters for its own Air Force, exports will be key to facilitating larger production lines, lower production costs and an overall more efficient program.
雖然韓國預計將為自己的空軍採購200至250架戰鬥機，但出口將是促進更大的生產線、更低的生產成本和整體更高效的項目的關鍵。
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