South Korea’s S-3 purchase expected to be approved in June, Vietnam interested as well

At the FIDAE Airshow in Chile, Lockheed Martin said the sale of the S-3 to South Korea is expected to be approve in June and Vietnam plus another Asian country has shown interest in buying the retired ex-U.S. Navy anti-submarine hunter.

US Navy 030325-N-0000X-001 An S-3B Viking conducts routine missions from aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV 64)
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U.S. State Department official says Chinese runways in Spratlys are designed for military aircraft

A Deputy Assistant Secretary from the U.S. State Department told reporters in Manila that runways China has built in the Spratly Archipelago are meant for military aircraft.

Fiery Cross Reef 2015
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