WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft to South Korea for an estimated $4.92 billion, the Pentagon said on Monday. The principal contractor will be Boeing Co, the Pentagon said.

The United States has approved the potential sale of airborne early warning and control systems to its ally South Korea, part of a nearly $5 billion military package. The State Department said Monday that it had approved the sale of four E-7 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft,

The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft to South Korea for an estimated $4.92 billion, the Pentagon said on Monday.