SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has kicked off the development of a new homegrown missile system designed to intercept targets at higher altitudes, the state arms procurement agency said Tuesday, as the country seeks to bolster its air defense capabilities against North Korean threats. A meeting to discuss the development of the [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea succeeded in a test of a key homegrown missile interceptor under development earlier this week, the third such success out of four tests so far, as it is cranking up efforts to deter evolving North Korean threats. On Tuesday, the state-run Agency for Defense Development (ADD) revealed [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Systems, a South Korean defense firm, has unveiled a radar prototype for the long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM) interception system under development, in a sign of progress in the country’s missile defense technology. The company revealed to reporters the prototype of the multi-function radar (MFR) at its research center [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military on Wednesday conducted a successful test-firing of a long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM) under development, informed sources said, in an apparent move to counter North Korea’s evolving missile threats. The state-run Agency for Defense Development oversaw the launch at a testing site in Taean, 150 kilometers southwest [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea decided Wednesday to push in earnest for the development of a home-grown long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM) after years of research into the project, the arms procurement agency said. South Korea has been working to develop the long-range ground-based interceptor since 2014 as part of efforts to beef [...]