K-SAAM
South Korean medium range surface-to-air missile
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The K-SAAM (Korean Surface-to-Anti Air Missile; Korean: 해궁; Hanja: 海弓; RR: Hae-gung) is a South Korean short range ship-launched surface-to-air missile (SAM) system that is being developed by the Agency for Defense Development (ADD), LIG Nex1 and Hanhwa Defense. It features inertial mid-course guidance and a dual microwave and Infrared homing seeker for terminal guidance. It will replace the RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM).[1][2] It has been deployed on Daegu-class frigates and ROKS Marado.
| K-SAAM | |
|---|---|
K-SAAM mockup at IDEX | |
| Type | Surface-to-air missile |
| Place of origin | South Korea |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2021-present |
| Used by | Republic of Korea Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development LIG Nex1 Hanhwa Defense (Now Hanwha Aerospace) |
| Designed | 2011–2018 |
| Manufacturer | LIG Nex1 Hanwha Aerospace |
| Produced | 2019–present |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 3.08 meters (10.1 ft) |
Operational range | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 2 (680 m/s; 2,500 km/h) |
Guidance system | Fire-and-forget, infrared homing, ultra-high frequency explorer |
History
Development started in 2011 which was extended for 2 more years after series of failures during testing in 2016 with testing in 2017 being deemed successful and questioned by anonymous source with knowledge involving evaluation test which referred to North Korean Kumsong-3 anti-ship missile as one of major threats for ROK navy's ships along with other neighbouring countries.[3]
Export
In 2024, it is reported that Malaysia had interest in equipping its Littoral Mission Ship Batch 2 with Korean Surface-to-Anti Air Missile (K-SAAM).[4]
See also
- KP-SAM
- K-SAM (based on Crotale)
- M-SAM
- L-SAM
- List of surface-to-air missiles
- List of anti-aircraft weapons
