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Thursday, September 22, 2011

We come in peace? South Korea unveils 'Peace Eye' war plane as techno-battle between North and South heats up again


The cold war between North and South Korea has heated up once again - with South Korea launching a radar spy plane dubbed 'Peace Eye', which is also capable of acting as an airborne command and control centre for fighter squadrons.

The modified Boeing 737 is equipped with a powerful radar module made by defence giant Northrop Grumman, capable of simultaneous scans of air, sea and ground.

South Korea said this week that it was building anti-jamming equipment and planning to launch military satellites in response to signal-jamming attacks by North Korea on its military GPS system.

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