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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

S. Korea to Buy 4 Patrol Aircraft From Indonesia

South Korea will purchase four CN235-110 aircraft from Indonesia by 2011 in efforts to strengthen its maritime patrol operations to deter Chinese vessels' illegal fishing activities and protect the islets of Dokdo in the East Sea, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said Tuesday.

The agency signed a contract Monday with Indonesia's PT Digantara Indonesia (PT DI), which beat out four other competitors.

The per-unit price is about $23 million, DAPA officials said.

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