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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

S. Korean Navy to Introduce Mistral Missiles For First Time


The South Korean Navy will start equipping its patrol boats on the West Sea with man-portable missiles which will allow it to shoot at North Korean flying hovercrafts.

Navy officials say the boats currently carry forty-millimeter guns that may not be able to catch up to hovercraft traveling at high speeds, so the anti-ship Mistral missiles will be used as a cover in emergency situations.

The Navy has been testing the Mistral missiles with the Agency for Defense Development between January and June this year and approved its usage.

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