(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM)) South Korea will deploy a new homegrown mid-range surface-to-air missile, M-SAM, in the Air Force this year following a successful test-fire, the defense acquisition agency said Thursday.
According to Yonhap news agency, the missile with a 40-kilometer range, also called "Cheongung," was developed locally in 2011 to replace the Air Force's aging batteries of MIM-23 Hawk from the U.S.
The Defense Acquisition Programme Administration, DAPA, said it recently carried out a successful test launch of the initial M-SAM, sealing the quality certification.
The new missile will be distributed to the Air Force starting in September, the DAPA said, adding that mass-production of the M-SAM will also kick off soon.
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