L-SAM

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L-SAM
TypeMobile surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile system
Place of originSouth Korea
Service history
In service2026[1]
Used byRepublic of Korea Air Force
Production history
DesignerHanwha[2] (Anti-Ballistic), LIG Nex1 (Anti-Aircraft)
Designed2019[3]
ManufacturerHanwha,[2] LIG Nex1
Specifications
Maximum firing range150 km (Both interceptors)[3]
Flight altitude100 km (Anti-missile)[3]

L-SAM is a South Korean missile defense system under development It aims to shoot down ballistic missiles from North Korea in their terminal phase. It will use a trailer-mounted S band AESA radar.[4][5]

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.[6]

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)[7] technology.[8]

The L-SAM system is expected to use two types of interceptors: one for aircraft and the other for ballistic missiles. The missile interceptor will be capable of intercepting missiles at altitudes between 40-100 km. An L-SAM battery will consist of a multifunction radar, a command-and-control (C2) center, a combat control station, and four truck-mounted launchers, two for each missile type.[3]

Its first test-firing occurred on 23 February 2022 to see if the interceptor could fly on an intended trajectory and fall accurately on a pre-set spot.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b S. Korea successfully tests L-SAM missile interceptor: sources. Yonhap News Agency. 23 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Hanwha Corporation - Hanwha". Hanwha.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "South Korea tests indigenous long-range surface-to-air missile". Janes Information Services. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022.
  4. ^ Pike, John. "L-SAM Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Hanwha Techwin Shows S-Band AESA For L-SAM BMD". Aviationweek.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  6. ^ Joshua H. Pollack. "Ballistic Missile Defense in South Korea: Separate Systems Against a Common Threat" (PDF). Cissm.umd.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  7. ^ Roblin, Sebastien. "North Korea's Worst Nightmare: South Korea Wants Its Very Own THAAD 'Missile Shield'". The National Interest. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  8. ^ Cheongung – a New MR-SAM for the South Korean Multi-Tier Defense System Defense-Update.com, 17 December 2011
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