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US State Department Approves $800 Million Helicopter Sale to South Korea

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US State Department Approves $800 Million Helicopter Sale to South Korea

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 12 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to the South Korean Navy.

US State Department Approves $800 Million Helicopter Sale to South Korea
Credit: U.S. Navy

The U.S. State Department approved a $800 million sale of 12 Lockheed Martin-Sikorky MH-60R Seahawk Romeo multirole maritime helicopters to the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on August 7.

The announcement does not mean that a final deal has been or will be concluded. For example, DSCA issued a similar statement about the possible sale of eight MH-60Rs to South Korea back in 2012. However, the contract ended up being awarded to a European defense firm.

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