US approves potential sale of warning aircraft to S. Korea

AFP :

The United States has approved the potential sale of airborne early warning and control systems to its ally South Korea, part of a nearly $5 billion military package.
The State Department said Monday that it had approved the sale of four E-7 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft, 10 jet engines, and other systems and support elements at an estimated cost of $4.92 billion.
The early warning and control aircraft, known as Wedgetails, would enable South Korea to detect missiles and other threats more swiftly and from greater distances than ground-based radar systems.
“This proposed sale will improve the Republic of Korea’s ability to meet current.