2023-06-01 15:50:42
The Agency for Defense Development announced on the 1st that it succeeded in intercepting a ballistic missile of a long-range surface-to-air guided weapon (LSAM) developed independently on the 30th of last month. The photo shows the launch of an LSAM interceptor. Provided by the Department of Defense
The fourth test-launch of a long-range surface-to-air missile (LSAM), which can protect the lives of South Koreans by intercepting ballistic missiles launched from North Korea at high altitudes in case of emergency, was also successful. It is now possible to take a step closer to building a “Korean-style three-axis system” to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats.
The Agency for Defense Development announced on the 1st that the Anheung Comprehensive Test Center in Taean, Chungcheongnam-do, succeeded in the ‘LSAM Comprehensive Guided Flight Test’.
In an experiment conducted on the 30th of last month, LSAM detected and tracked a target projectile imitating a North Korean ballistic missile and accurately intercepted and destroyed the target projectile engine at the target altitude. It is the third company in the world, following the United States and Israel, to develop a “seeker” (precision tracker) that detects and tracks ballistic missiles flying at an altitude of 50 to 60 km, and a direct hit aircraft that collides with and destroys ballistic missiles with its own technology.
LSAM, which is the core of the Korean missile defense system being independently developed by the military, succeeded in all but one of the four test launches up to this day, enabling full-fledged mass production in the future.
An official from the Ministry of National Defense explained, “We plan to start mass production in 2025 and deploy it to the military in the late 2020s according to the electrification plan.” LSAM is a weapon belonging to the upper defense system that intercepts a missile launched by North Korea at an altitude of 50 to 60 km when it descends following taking a peak altitude.
Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-seop, who observed the test launch, said, “LSAM is a core force of a multi-layered defense system. It will be equipped,” he said.
Correspondent Kang Guk-jin
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