{"id":261346,"date":"2026-05-22T01:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/22\/4-2b-u-s-weapons-deal-approved-for-south-korea-amid-regional-tensions\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T01:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:18:13","slug":"4-2b-u-s-weapons-deal-approved-for-south-korea-amid-regional-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/military\/2026\/05\/22\/4-2b-u-s-weapons-deal-approved-for-south-korea-amid-regional-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"$4.2B U.S. Weapons Deal Approved for South Korea Amid Regional Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation resultIncluding Apache upgrade program \u2014 \u201cStrengthening allies\u2019 security to support U.S. goals\u201dThe U.S. government has agreed to sell South Korea military equipment worth 4.2 billion USD (about 6.26 trillion KRW), including MH-60R multi-mission helicopters and an AH-64E Apache upgrade program. U.S. officials said the package will bolster allied defense in the Indo-Pacific and support U.S. national security objectives.The State Department\u2019s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs said in a statement on the 18th (local time) that it approved a Foreign Military Sale requested by the South Korean government for 24 MH-60R multi-mission helicopters and associated weapons and equipment. The estimated cost of that sale is 3.0 billion USD, with Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems named as the prime contractor.\u201cThe sale will strengthen the Republic of Korea Navy\u2019s multi-mission helicopter capability and improve its ability to respond to current and future threats,\u201d the State Department said.The department also approved a Foreign Military Sale for an AH-64E Apache upgrade program valued at 1.2 billion USD. The State Department said the package will \u201cstrengthen the ROK Army\u2019s medium attack helicopter capability.\u201dThe State Department said the sales support U.S. diplomacy and national security by reinforcing the security of a key ally\u2014an important force for political stability and economic development in the Indo-Pacific. It added that the transfers will not alter the basic military balance in the region and will have no adverse effect on U.S. defense readiness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. approves $4.2 billion military equipment sale to South Korea, enhancing regional security and supporting U.S. national security goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/thumbnail\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0094\/thumb-6c0b5769-a5f4-4f90-8e44-750434945c01.jpg","footnotes":""},"categories":[278104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-261346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-military"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>$4.2B U.S. Weapons Deal Approved 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