S. Korea finalizes plan to buy SM-6 missiles for Aegis destroyers

South Korea has finalized a plan to purchase US-made SM-6 long-range surface-to-air missiles for its Aegis destroyers, the state arms procurement agency said Friday.

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration said the plan was approved during the 175th meeting of the Defense Project Promotion Committee, the country’s top defense project decision-making body.

The long-range naval surface-to-air missile project is aimed at acquiring SM-6 missiles through the US Foreign Military Sales program f