South Korea To Buy Six Poseidons, Reports Say

Kim Minseok Bradley Perrett June 27, 2018
Credit: P-8A: James Drew
SEOUL, BEIJING—South Korea will acquire six Boeing P-8A Poseidons, local media report, following the defense ministry’s earlier selection of the type. Legal issues were among considerations that determined the choice of the Poseidon for the maritime patroller requirement, the ministry says. The...
Kim Minseok

Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.

Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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