US Approves $4.2 Billion Arms Sale to South Korea: MH-60R and Apache Upgrades
US FMS MH-60R Apache Lockheed Martin helicopter procurement
The U.S. State Department approved two Foreign Military Sales packages for South Korea totaling $4.2 billion: 24 MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission helicopters (~$3B) from Lockheed Martin and an AH-64E Apache upgrade program (~$1.2B) including 8 AN/APG-78 fire-control radars. The packages require Congressional approval and represent the largest single U.S. arms sale to South Korea in recent years.