South Korea announced on Tuesday that it was purchasing two advanced radar systems from the Israeli occupation’s war arsenal that are meant to improve its ability to detect incoming missiles.
The two Green Pine radar detectors will be provided by the ELTA Systems Ltd. a subsidiary of the IAI Israel Aerospace Industries.
The purchase came despite ongoing efforts between South and North Korea to end the war that the two countries have officially been waging since 1950.
The radar deal is worth approximately $292 million a South Korean official told Reuters.
In its announcement Seoul said the systems could “spot and track ballistic missiles from a long distance at an early stage.” North Korea was not explicitly mentioned.
South Korea already possesses earlier versions of the Green Pine system. The new variant Seoul announced it was purchasing on Tuesday — the third iteration known as the Block C — is designed to both provide an early warning about an attack and work in tandem with a missile defense system to intercept the incoming projectile.
