{"id":53338,"date":"2018-06-01T16:06:05","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T16:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/01\/south-korea-to-reboot-training-helicopter-acquisition\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:07:13","slug":"south-korea-to-reboot-training-helicopter-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2018\/06\/01\/south-korea-to-reboot-training-helicopter-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea to reboot training helicopter acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SEOUL, South Korea \u2015 The South Korean military\u2019s long-sought purchase of training helicopters has been ruptured due to price issues, prompting the arms procurement agency to prepare a rebidding process for the aircraft acquisition<\/a> project code-named TH-X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bell (formerly Bell Helicopter) and Leonardo Helicopters were competing for the $155 million project to procure 41 training helicopters both for the South Korean Army and the Navy, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, or DAPA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe TH-X selection, originally due late last year, has been delayed, and a bidder failed to meet some of the TH-X requirements,\u201d DAPA spokesman Kang Hwan-seok said. \u201cAs the TH-X acquisition is a competition basis, we\u2019re scheduled to proceed with a rebidding soon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple industry sources said the TH-X negotiations broke down mainly because of cost concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBidding price was an issue, but there are some other reasons, too,\u201d Kang said, adding his agency would issue a request for proposals again between June and July. He declined to elaborate further.<\/p>\n\n\n\t