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State Department Approves $4.9 Billion Sale of E-7 Aircraft To South Korea

State Department Approves $4.9 Billion Sale of E-7 Aircraft To South Korea
An E-7A Wedgetail takes off from Eielson AFB, Alaska (Royal Australian Air Force Photo)

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);…

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