THE PENTAGON ANNOUNCES ITS MILITARY SUPPORT TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH THE S KOREA (ROK) KF-X JET FIGHTER–BUT EXPORTING OF THE FOUR HIGHLY SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY IS FURTHER RESTRICTED

The United States will work with South Korea to find ways to support Seoul's indigenous fighter jet development program, even though some technologies remain "unavailable for export," a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday.
The remark is seen as reaffirmation of the existing U.S. position that it is difficult to accept South Korea's request for the transfer of four key American technologies necessary for Seoul's "KF-X" indigenous jet fighter development project.
"The U.S. continues to support Korean programs through the transfer of many of our most sensitive defense technologies.
However, there is a very small group of technologies that continue to be unavailable for export," Army Lt. Col. Joe Sowers, a Pentagon spokesman, told Yonhap News Agency.
"The U.S. will work closely with Korea to find ways in which it can continue to not only support the development of Korea's indigenous fighter, but other programs as well," he said without elaborating.
It is the first time the Pentagon has commented on the issue.
Last week, the South Korean Defense Minister asked the U.S. to reconsider its decision not to accept the technology transfer request when he met with U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter in Washington, but Carter turned down the request.
The two sides agreed only to establish an interagency working group on defense technology cooperation.

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