Korean Military Looks to Purchase PATRIOT PAC-3 Missile

Apparently the Korean military is looking to purchase the most advanced US PATRIOT missile system:

South Korea requested the United States send pricing and availability data for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile systems of Lockheed Martin for its surface-to-air missile procurement project, a military source said Monday.

The Air Force asked Lockheed Martin for the pricing and availability data in mid-November and the U.S. company plans to give the price information by next month, the official at Lockheed Martin’s office in Seoul said.

The U.S. government is reviewing the data before sending it to Seoul, she added. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration, in charge of the country’s arms procurement affairs, also confirmed it.

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Under the $1 billion project, code-named SAM-X, South Korea plans to buy 48 advanced Patriot missile interceptors to replace aging Nike Hercules missiles against the threat of North Korean ballistic missiles.

To tell you the truth I really hope the South Koreans do not get the PAC-3 because I would be seriously concerned that the sensitive data about the PAC-3 would end up in the hands of the North Koreans in addition to China. Edit this Post | Delete this Post