U.S. State Department approves potential sale of Chinook helicopters to South Korea- Pentagon

(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Chinook helicopters and related equipment to South Korea in a deal valued at an estimated $1.5 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The Pentagon said Boeing was the prime contractor for the weapons.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles; Editing by Tim Ahmann)