RoKAF receives first Cheongung-II M-SAM battery
The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF)
has received its first battery of the locally developed Cheongung II medium-range surface-to-air missile (M-SAM) system,
according to a 26 November statement from South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration.
DAPA announced on 26 November that
the RoKAF has received its first battery of the Cheongung air-defence system. A Cheongung SAM battery typically consists of
a command-and-control centre,
a multifunction radar, and
four transporter-erector-launchers –
all of which are mounted on separate 8×8 trucks. (DAPA)
The agency
said the first of a planned seven batteries of the self-propelled, hit-to-kill (HTK) interceptor system,
which has a stated maximum range of 40 km
and is intended to replace the RoKAF’s MIM-23 HAWK (locally known as Cheolmae) SAM systems,
was handed over to the service in November.
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