Business Korea
The development of a long range surface to air missile (L-SAM) has been completed.
The L-SAM recently received a combat readiness certification, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) of Korea. It has been 10 years since the project was launched in 2014. It reportedly successfully passed four target interception tests in 2023. Its test launch was successful with closed doors in March 2024.
After completing follow-up work such as standardization, L-SAM is expected to enter mass production as early as 2025 and be deployed at military bases around 2028.
Considered the core of the Korean Anti-Missile Defense (KAMD) system, the L-SAM is an upper-level defense system that intercepts North Korean missiles at an altitude of 50 to 60 kilometers as they descend after reaching their peak altitudes. It can shoot down not only ballistic missiles but fighter jets.
