Helicopters for South Korea As the U.S. State Department advised Congress earlier this month, the government of South Korea has made requests to purchase two separate batches of military helicopters and equipment from Boeing (BA +1.04%) and Lockheed Martin (LMT 1.26%), respectively. From Boeing, the Koreans wish to purchase eight AN/APG-78 fire-control radar (FCR) systems, eight Longbow FCR Radar Electronic Units (REUs), 40 AN/ARC-231A VHF/UHF ("very high frequency" and "ultra high frequency") radios, and a ...