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Korea Spending $200 Million On Multiple Aircraft Munitions

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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

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South Korea is seeking to spend upward of $200 million on a variety weapons including 125 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). In addition to the AIM-120C-7 AMRAAMs, Korea is seeking: 14 AIM-120C Captive Air Training Missiles, two AIM-120C Dummy Air Training Missiles, 35 AGM-65G Maverick Missiles, six TGM-65G Maverick Training Missiles, 280 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits, two JDAM Load Build…

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