Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.
Before joining Aviation Week in 2006 he was a macroeconomics, politics and aerospace journalist with Reuters. Perrett holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Macquarie University, Sydney. He left Aviation Week in 2020.
SEOUL — South Korea’s proposed KF-X could emerge as the only alternative to the F-35 for prospective buyers looking for a fighter than can easily accommodate Western weapons and sensors.
Suppliers to Avic’s MA60 program will be given a priority should they bid for work on the proposed successor aircraft, the MA700 turboprop, says Avic Aircraft Vice President Chen Fusheng. “We hope that the excellent suppliers of the MA60 and MA600 programs can also participate in the development of our successor type,” Chen said this week during the China Commercial Aircraft Convention in Shanghai, noting that the company is now requesting proposals from suppliers. Chen emphasized that the bidding is open to other suppliers.
