South Korea’s state-funded arms procurement agency confirmed that the country is ready to begin production of its new long-range missile defense radar.
A newly developed multi-function radar (MFR) for the long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM) interceptor system.
Radar is a core component of the L-SAM system, which the country is looking to deploy by 2026 as part of a low-level, multi-layered missile defense program. L-SAM is designed to shoot down incoming missiles at an altitude of about 50 to 60 km.
State-run by the Defense Development Agency, the L-SAM project involved a range of local defense companies, including LIG Nex1 in charge of missile development.
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On Wednesday, the country completed the detailed design of the radar, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). It plans to complete radar development by January 2025 and begin replacing existing systems with new ones by 2027.
DAPA says the new radar under development will have 20 percent better detection capabilities than existing systems.
