Hanwha awarded $482 million in major step for South Korea’s missile defence programme
L-SAM is designed to provide defence further out than other systems such as Patriot. (Image: Hanwha Aerospace)
The deal to produce and supply launchers and missiles to South Korea follows a contract placed with Hanwha Systems last month for the manufacture of multi-function radars.
South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace has been awarded a KRW705 billion (US$482 million) contract from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) for the development and production of a long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM) system for its home country.
The L-SAM system is the middle layer to the country’s layered air and missile defence system, fitting in between the Medium-SAM, which operates alongside Patriot, and L-SAM II, which provides longer protection than L-SAM.
The contract is for the mass production and delivery of L-SAM launchers and anti-ballistic missiles (ABM) to the Korean military through to 2030.
It will incorporate
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