Deputy Minister Bejda was to discuss this subject with Undersecretary of State for the acquisition  and Maintenance of Military Equipment, William LaPlante. "These aircraft are needed to start a combat crew and replace MiGi-29. And now we're talking to the Americans. I talked to Minister La Plante about it so that America would let us buy weapons for the FA-50. We besides  discussed it with the Koreans to search  approval  to sale  this weapon to their aircraft.".