Seoul Secures Record Defense Sale As UAE Signs $3.5B Missile Contract

KM-SAM
The KM-SAM Block I entered service with the South Korean military last November.
Credit: Chen Chuanren
The United Arab Emirates has signed an agreement with South Korea for the purchase of KM-SAM Block II Cheongung surface-to-air missiles. The deal is worth around KRW4 billion ($3.5 billion), making it the largest defense contract Seoul has ever secured. The memorandum of understanding was announced...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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