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South Korea Requests $13 Billion In Potential F-35 Sale, F-15 Support

Friday, April 5th, 2013

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The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said Wednesday it notified Congress March 29 of potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to South Korea potentially worth a combined $13.2 billion for 60 conventional F-35s and support for 60 F-15s. The F-35 sale, worth potentially $10.8 billion, would also include nine Pratt & Whitney F135 engines as spares; electronic warfare systems; command, control, communication, computer and intelligence/communication, and navigation (C4I/CNI); Autonomic Logistics Global Support System (ALGS); Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS); full mission…

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