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Thursday, October 25, 2007

S. Korea Could Get Spy Plane Via Consortium

The United States plans to share one of its most advanced reconnaissance aircraft with its Asian-Pacific allies, including South Korea and Japan, in an effort to boost security in the region, a U.S. military newspaper reported Wednesday.

The plan is expected to give a green light to South Korea's pursuit of buying the high-flying unmanned spy plane, the Global Hawk, by 2011.

A conference planned for April in Hawaii would discuss the idea of developing a regional consortium to buy and operate the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built by Northrop Grumman, the weekly Defense News said.

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