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Monday, September 10, 2012

S. Korea to deploy indigenous surface-to-air guided missiles in 2015


South Korea plans to produce indigenously-developed surface-to-air guided missiles next year to gradually deliver them to the military starting in 2015, military sources said Monday.

The medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, called "Cheongung" (Iron Hawk), was unveiled last year after a five-year R&D program by a consortium of 15 South Korean defense firms in a bid to beef up the country's air and missile defense.

The state-run Defense Acquisition and Procurement Agency (DAPA) plans to sign a deal later this year to enter into production next year if the proposal is approved in a meeting slated for Tuesday, a senior military official said.

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