(LEAD) S. Korea signs contract to buy 20 additional F-35A stealth fighter jets 27 Dec 2023
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20231227002951315
"SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's arms procurement agency said Wednesday it signed a contract with the U.S. government earlier this month to buy
20 additional F-35A stealth fighter jets... Currently, the South Korean Air Force has 39 F-35A fighters after purchasing 40 F-35As from 2019 to 2022. The Air Force decided to retire an F-35A stealth jet earlier this month as it was seriously damaged by a bird strike last year...."