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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Accuracy of South Korean precision-guided missiles unreliable

Chung Sang Eo (Blue Shark) torpedo |The accuracy rate of the South Korean military's precision-guided weapons is highly unpredictable due to a lack of live-fire drills, with some munitions falling short of standards, military data showed Sunday.

According to a report submitted to parliament by the Army, Navy and Air Force, the accuracy rate of precision-guided munitions ranged from 33 percent to 100 percent in 2011.

The Air Force's air-to-surface missiles, the AGM-142, recorded an accuracy rate of only 33 percent, while the AGM-84H air-to-surface missiles installed on the top-of-the-line F-15K fighters had an accuracy rate of 50 percent, the report showed.

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