Korea Wants to Buy US Global Hawk

Published: Tue Nov 6th, 2007
Source: www.koreatimes.co.kr



South Korea will seek purchase of the high-flying Global Hawk unmanned spy plane from the United States during the annual meeting of defense ministers to be held today in Seoul, Defense Ministry officials said Tuesday.

Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates will discuss a range of issues of mutual concern including the roadmap for the transfer of operational control of the Korean forces during wartime from the United States to South Korea in 2012 during the 39th Security Consultative Meeting (SCM), they said.

Seoul has sought to purchase four Global Hawks by 2011 as part of efforts to build up its independent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.
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