U.S. State Department approves potential sale of Chinook helicopters to South Korea- Pentagon
[1/2] U.S. Army's Boeing CH-47F Chinook arrives ahead of the opening of the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin, Germany, June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang
Dec 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Chinook helicopters and related equipment to South Korea in a deal valued at an estimated $1.5 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
The Pentagon said Boeing (BA.N) was the prime contractor for the weapons.
Reporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles; Editing by Tim Ahmann
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