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U.S. OKs Potential $5.06 Billion Deal With South Korea For More F-35As

U.S. OKs Potential $5.06 Billion Deal With South Korea For More F-35As
A U.S. Air Force and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-35A Lighting II aircraft fly over Korea on July 12. The 356th Fighter Squadron from Eielson AFB, Alaska, arrived in South Korea to conduct combined training flights with the ROKAF's 151st and 152nd Fighter squadrons (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The State Department has approved a potential $5.06 billion deal with South Korea for 25 F-35A fighter jets.  The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Wednesday of the new foreign military sale. Along with the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built F-35s, South Korea would also receive 26 Pratt & Whitney’s [RTX] F135 engines, classified software delivery and support, aircraft and munitions support equipment, cryptographic devices and simulators. The new FMS case follows the South Korea government’s approval in March to…

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