Singapore’s largest defense contractor has signed a series of preliminary maintenance, repair and overhaul agreements with French and Brazilian companies.
The South Korean military's growing interest in manned-unmanned teaming comes amid a declining pool of 18-year-old conscripts.
Officials said they plan to take the C-390 plane on display at the Singapore Airshow to other countries in the region before returning to Brazil.
The two governments are now ironing out the final terms of defense cooperation based on a memorandum of understanding signed last year.
Two contenders employ the same airframe but feature different equipment, while a third promises commonality with incumbent South Korean aircraft.
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