South Korea Approves New Ballistic Missile Interceptor Programs

Cheonjung

South Korea is upgrading its Cheongung surface-to-air missile system with a new GaN-based AESA radar.

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SEOUL—South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has approved the development plan and budget for the L-SAM II and M-SAM Block-III missile systems, including related radars. L-SAM II will see the development of a hypersonic glide vehicle-interceptor missile to be used together...
Kim Minseok

Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.

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