State Dept. Approves Military Sales to South Korea, Ukraine

The State Department approved two possible military sales, to South Korea and to Ukraine, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Nov. 19. The South Korea sale includes $6.2 billion worth of equipment and services to upgrade its F-15K aircraft fleet, and the primary contractors will be Boeing, Raytheon and BAE Systems. Ukraine will buy equipment and services to refurbish vehicles along with technical assistance, training and more for $100 million, and the principal contractor hasn’t yet been chosen.