Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) said on the 16th that it signed a performance-based logistics (PBL) contract with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) for domestically produced aircraft including the KUH-1.
Performance-based logistics is a support system in which the manufacturer takes full charge of follow-on logistics support for fielded weapon systems, applying incentives or penalties differentially based on performance indicators such as aircraft availability.
The models covered by this contract are the KUH-1, T-50, and KT-1 series aircraft. The contract is worth a total of 803.7 billion won, and the project period runs from this month to 2030.
After fielding the KUH-1, T-50, and KT-1 series aircraft, the company plans to preemptively secure repair parts needed for operations and establish an efficient follow-on logistics support system.
With this contract, KAI, which has reached 1 trillion won in orders for follow-on logistics support projects this year, plans to continue expanding PBL projects and foster them as a core business group.
Executive Vice President Park Kyung-eun, head of KAI CS Division, said, "We will mobilize all of KAI's follow-on support capabilities to provide optimal support so that the aircraft operated by the Army and Air Force can deliver top performance."