A South Korean official told the JoongAng Ilbo that the military is now considering whether to buy the Boeing P-8A after the recent successful test-firing of a KN-11 SLBM by North Korea.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Hammond [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
It is not known whether the proposed S-3 purchase will be affected by this decision.