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Monday, July 07, 2008

Delivery of P-3 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft to S. Korea Delayed

The delivery of refurbished U.S. maritime patrol aircraft has been delayed due to ``technical problems'' regarding systems integration, a military source said Sunday.

The delay of the P-3 Orion aircraft is expected to hamper the Navy's plan to boost its independent intelligence-gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities ahead of Seoul's takeover of wartime operational control of its armed forces in 2012, said the source.

In 2005, South Korea signed a contract to buy eight updated P-3B aircraft through the U.S. foreign military sales (FMS) program, with deliveries being completed by the end of 2010 in phases. The first delivery was to be made this month. The deal was valued at about $496 million.

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