http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/fedbiz_daily/2015/02/take-that-northrop-lockheed-prepared-to-offer-new.html

2015년 2월 18일 워싱턴 비지니스 저널 지에서는 

록히드마틴의 executive vice president and general manager of advanced development programs인 Rob Weiss,의 말을 인용하여 

록히드마틴 은 가능하면 T-X 사업에 T-50의 개량형을 내밀 생각이지만, 

T-X의 요구조건을 T-50이 충족하는 것이 불가능 할 경우를 대비한 옵션으로 

지난 5년간 내부 연구로 다른 고등훈련기에 대한 리서치를 하고 있었다고 언급합니다. 

Lockheed Martin Corp. is prepared to offer a new aircraft design for the $11 billion U.S. Air Force Trainer-X competition — but would rather not.

That new design has actually been under development by Lockheed's ultra-secretive Skunk Works research and development group for five years, even as the company pushed an adapted version of the T-50 aircraft to replace the Air Force's fleet of training planes. About 350 aircraft will be acquired in all.

"In 2010, we began a clean-sheet design in addition to the T-50," the latter of which would be in partnership with in partnership with Korea Aerospace Industries, said Rob Weiss, executive vice president and general manager of advanced development programs. "We have either option. We've carried these to be positioned [to compete], once requirements land."

The confirmation about Lockheed's ability to offer a new aircraft comes about two weeks after Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC) made its own surprise announcement that it would offer a clean-sheet design for the competition, rather than an adapted version of the BAE Systems' Hawk AJTS aircraft, as previously planned.

While Northrop said the switch to a new aircraft was made to accommodate Air Force requirements, Weiss said Lockheed (NYSE: LMT) doesn't feel the same, and that the T-50 alternative will better meld with Pentagon expectations.

"The cost and schedule of a clean-sheet option is not in alignment with what the Air Force has said they'd like to do," that being to get a system in operation sooner rather than later, with limited risk, Weiss said. "The most-capable, low-cost, low-risk approach is to go forward with the T-50. But we can go in either direction."

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/lockheed-martins-bruce-tanner-on-the-push-for-greater-foreign-sales/2015/02/19/b2ab2d4e-b6cf-11e4-9423-f3d0a1ec335c_story.html

그런대 이 워싱턴 비지니스 저널지의 보도에 대응하여 

록히드마틴사의 재정관련 부사장인 Bruce Tanner는 , Lockheed Martin’s executive vice president and chief financial officer. (Stephen B. Grifin/Lockheed Martin) 는 워싱턴 포스트에 인터뷰를 하는데 

추가적인 연구개발을 할거냐는 질문에 

우리는 16년전 한국과 T-50을 개발했다. T-X 사업에 T-50을 제시할 것이며, [내부 연구]에는 1달러도 지출하지 않았다. 

The Pentagon is asking the private sector to invest more in research and development. What’s your plan?

We do plan to increase spending for 2015, but I keep cautioning the Pentagon that you can’t get enamored with just the amount of dollars being spent. There’s also creativity and innovation in terms of how can you bring things to market other than internal research and development.

Sixteen years ago we sold the Koreans an F-16 and had an arrangement to co-develop a new jet, an FA-50. We’re now offering that as our option for the Air Force’s T-X jet trainer contract. There was no development required and we didn’t spend a single dollar on [internal research]. That to me is creativity on the business side.

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뭐 간단히 말하면 록히드마틴으로써도 가능하면 T-50을 밀어주겠지만, 

T-50이 영 못미더운 상황이 발생할 때를 대비하여 플랜B를 진행할 준비 정도는 해놨다. 

수준의 상황 같습니다. 

결국 록히드 마틴은 미공군의 T-X 요구사항을 보고 T-50을 밀지 안밀지를 결정하게 되겠죠.