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South Korea To Develop New Missile
Seoul (AFP) Sep 30, 2005 South Korea is developing a new surface-to-air missile to replace its outdated, US-made Hawk missiles, a state-run defense research institute said Friday. The Agency for Defence Development (ADD) said it had been working on the project worth 555.8 billion won (534 million dollars) since 1998 with a view to completing it by 2010. "The new missiles will replace Hawk missiles" which have been deployed in South Korea since 1964, a spokesman at the ADD told AFP. The missiles, which are yet to be named, will have a 50-kilometer (31.25 mile) range and reach an altitude of 25 kilometers (16.7 miles), Yonhap news agency said. In addition, South Korea also plans to buy 48 US-made Patriot missiles to replace US-made Nike Hercules missiles which are used to intercept incoming enemy aircraft at high altitudes. It also operates domestically built Chunma (Pegasus) missiles and French-made shoulder-launched missiles for low-altitude targets. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com
Northrop Grumman Wins Contract For Target And Space-Launch Missile Work
Reston VA (SPX) Jan 12, 2006Northrop Grumman has been awarded a follow-on contract to provide technical support to the U.S. Air Force's Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP). |
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