South Korea To Field Missile-Defense System Early

Bradley Perrett Kim Minseok January 12, 2017
Credit: South Korean Ministry of Defense
BEIJING, SEOUL—The program schedule for a South Korean anti-ballistic missile system, Chunggung PIP, has been accelerated, probably thanks to smooth development. Meanwhile, the country has completed initial deployment of the predecessor system designed for air targets only, Chunggung. The defense...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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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