With modern combat, from the Iran conflict to the Russia-Ukraine war, increasingly dominated by missile and drone attacks, Korea’s air defense systems are drawing unprecedented attention from ...

Credit: UAE Dubai Protocol Department SEOUL–The South Korean-developed KM-SAM Block II surface-to-air missile has made its combat debut with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) military, intercepting ...

SEOUL—South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has awarded Hanwha Aerospace a KRW705 billion ($482 million) contract to produce the Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile (L-SAM) ...

The long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM) system is a core element of Korea's layered air and missile defence architecture. (Hanwha Aerospace) South Korea's Defence Acquisition Program ...

Modern surface-to-air missiles give poorer nations the ability to shoot down advanced fighter jets over their territory for a fraction of their cost. The surface-to-air missile is a ground (or ship) ...