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Thursday, March 08, 2012

N. Korea boosts anti-aircraft missiles to defend Pyongyang

[Model of the S-200 missile (Vega) on its launcher]North Korea has increased its number of long-range anti-aircraft missiles aimed at targeting high-altitude threats over the capital Pyongyang over the past decade, a South Korean military source said Wednesday.

The number of SA-5 surface-to-air missiles with a range of 260-300 kilometers deployed near Pyongyang has risen from two in 2000 to 40 in 2010, the source said on condition of anonymity.

The Soviet-designed SA-5 missiles are believed to be the North’s most capable air defense against enemy planes flying over Pyongyang.

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