Boeing delivered the final two F-15K Slam Eagles to the South Korean air force, completing its work in supplying 61 F-15Ks to the US ally, announced the company Tuesday. The F-15Ks arrived Monday at Daegu Air Base, said company officials. “Boeing is proud to have worked with the [South Korean air force] to ensure that their F-15Ks included all the capability and power necessary to defend their homeland through 2040 and beyond,” said Roger Besancenez, the company’s F-15 program vice president. Boeing said it supplied all of the F-15Ks on cost and on schedule. Boeing delivered the first two F-15Ks ordered under an initial 40-aircraft contract to Seoul in October 2005. The company completed that order in October 2008. South Korea then purchased 21 additional F-15Ks under a follow-on contract.
Contracts for F-35 airframes in Lot 18 and 19 should be signed in the spring, but an engine deal is still not in hand and could take months longer. The delays don't seem to be driven by anticipation of how the new Trump administration will influence the program.