L-SAM

L-SAM is a South Korean missile defense system under development, which intercepts missiles at an altitude of 40-60 kilometers. It aims to shoot down ballistic missiles from North Korea in their terminal phase. It will use a trailer-mounted S band AESA radar.[3][4]

L-SAM
TypeMobile anti-ballistic missile system
Place of originSouth Korea
Service history
In service2023 or 2024
Used bySouth Korea
Production history
DesignerHanwha[1](Anti-Ballistic), LIG Nex1(Anti-Aircraft)
ManufacturerHanwha,[1] LIG Nex1
Specifications
Operational
range
150 km[2](Anti-Aircraft)

It will be an upper-tier interceptor for a layered defense, as part of the Korean Air and Missile Defense (KAMD) project, slated to be ready in the early 2020s, with the lower tier composed of Patriot PAC-3 and KM-SAM batteries.[5]

Performance levels were to be twice as superior to the Patriot and Cheolmae II missiles, and was expected to be based on the Russian S-400 missile system (48N6)[6] technology.[7]

Meanwhile, the L-SAM system will consist of two types: a ballistic intercept missile and an aircraft intercept missile.

See also

References
  1. "Hanwha Corporation - Hanwha". Hanwha.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. "Cheongung – a New MR-SAM for the South Korean Multi-Tier Defense System - Defense Update:". Defense-update.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  3. Pike, John. "L-SAM Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  4. "Hanwha Techwin Shows S-Band AESA For L-SAM BMD". Aviationweek.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. Joshua H. Pollack. "Ballistic Missile Defense in South Korea: Separate Systems Against a Common Threat" (PDF). Cissm.umd.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  6. Roblin, Sebastien. "North Korea's Worst Nightmare: South Korea Wants Its Very Own THAAD 'Missile Shield'". The National Interest. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  7. Cheongung – a New MR-SAM for the South Korean Multi-Tier Defense System Defense-Update.com, 17 December 2011
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