S. Korea to buy CN-235 plane

Thu, 20 Nov 1997 | Source: DPA

SEOUL (DPA): South Korea will buy military-use transport aircraft worth 100 billion won (about US$ 99 million) from Indonesia, the defense ministry announced in Seoul yesterday.

The ministry did not announce how many of the medium-sized CN- 235 troop and cargo carriers it would buy.

The jets have a range of 3,000 kilometers and can be used in rescue operations as well as military missions.

Seoul and Jakarta signed a statement of intent on the purchase in June, following a series of test flights. The purchase was approved in South Korea in October.

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