DOD Tells Congress Of Potential $1.2 Billion Aegis Sale To South Korea

By John Liang / March 18, 2002 at 5:00 AM
The Defense Department today notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale of up to $1.2 billion worth of Aegis shipboard combat systems and related equipment to the Republic of Korea. In a statement, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said South Korea had requested three Aegis Shipboard Combat Systems, three AN/UPX-29(V) Aircraft Identification Monitoring System MK XII Identification Friend or Foe systems, three "shipboard gridlock systems," three Common Data Link Management System/Joint Tactical Distribution Systems, three MK-34 gun weapon systems,...

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