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S. Korea to Add 12 Maritime Choppers by 2022

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will deploy 12 additional maritime choppers by 2022 to better counter growing North Korean submarine threats, the state defense procurement agency said Tuesday. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said the military plans to invest about 900 billion won (US$768 million) to pick a helicopter model for [...]

KAI Inks MOU with Airbus Helicopters to Export Locally Built Choppers

SEJONG, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s largest aerospace company Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) said Wednesday that it inked a deal with Airbus Helicopters to sell locally made choppers abroad. The strategic partnership memorandum of understanding (MOU) reached in Seoul comes as the two companies concurred on the need to expand cooperation in [...]