The other shortlisted bidding team comprises Lockheed Martin and Aerospatiale Matra, which have been joined in recent weeks by Dassault, CFM International and Snecma. The UK/US bidders have apparently accepted that cancellation of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)/Lockheed Martin T/A-50 (formerly KTX-2) advanced jet trainer programme is not an option and will not push the issue in their offer. Up to now, BAE officials had hinted that the company hoped to push a new variant of its Hawk jet trainer as an alternative to the T/A-50, in a combined package with the Eurofighter Typhoon, which is a candidate to meet the Korean F-X requirement for a new front-line fighter. "We have got to look at whether we can bring any technology to the trainer programme," says the source, talking at the show. KAI is still pushing for a follow-on order from the Republic of Korea Air Force for more licence-produced KF-16s to bridge a production gap up to the start of T/A-50 production.