
The State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale of $4.92 billion in Boeing [BA] E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft to South Korea. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress late on Nov. 4. South Korea’s sale request includes four E-7s, 10 CFM56 jet engines (8 installed, 2 spares); seven Guardian Laser Transmitter Assemblies (GLTA) (4 installed, 3 spares); eight AN/AAR-57 AN/AAQ 24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) System Processor Replacements (LSPR) (four installed, four spares);…