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State Department Approves $800 Million MH-60R Helicopter Deal With South Korea

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State Department Approves $800 Million MH-60R Helicopter Deal With South Korea
An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The State Department has approved a potential $800 million deal with South Korea for 12 MH-60R multi-mission helicopters. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the foreign military sale on Wednesday. South Korea has requested the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Sikorsky helicopters come equipped with APS-153(V) multi-mode radars, AN/AAS-44C(V) multi-spectral targeting systems, Link 16 multi-functional information distribution systems – low volume terminals, M-240D and GAU-21 crew served guns and sonobuoys. The deal also includes 24 AN/ARC-210 RT-1990A(C) radios, 20 AN/ARC-220…

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