UAE: Purchased Korean air defense missile “Tianyu”
-400 billion yen scale-
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Ministry of Defense
On November 16th, it is “a plan to introduce the Korean air defense system (M-SAM)” through Twitter.
“The contract size is 3.5 billion dollars,” it announced.
This air defense system:
It is supervised by the Korea National Defense Science Institute (ADD).
It is a ground-to-air guided weapon “Tianyu” developed by a Korean defense industry company.
UAE Media:
If the contract is successful, he reported that his country would be the first nation to buy a heavenly bow.
“The two countries are approaching the conclusion of a final agreement and have agreed to develop a system to meet the operational requirements of the UAE Air Force,” he said.
Features of the sky bow:
Developed to replace older Hawk missiles.
It is the core weapon of the Korean missile defense system (KAMD).
Sky Bow Performance:
Used to intercept approaching aircraft and missiles at altitudes below 40 km.
The price per shot is 1.5 billion won (14.5 million yen)
It consists of a battle control center, a multifunction radar, a launch pad, and missiles.
Eight missiles can be mounted on one launch pad and launched continuously.
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UAE to Purchase South Korean ‘Cheongung’ Missiles Worth US$3.5 Billion
The Korean mid-range surface-to-air missile (M-SAM),
“Cheongung II,”will be exported to the United Arab Emirates for the first time.
The contract amount
is expected to reach about US$3.5 Billion (4 trillion won), the largest in the history of the Korean defense industry.The Cheongung
is the core weapon of the Korean Army Missile Defense (KAMD) system.It has a ballistic missile intercepting function.
Led by LIG Nex1, a number of private Korean companies, including
Hanwha System,
Hanwha Defense,
and Kia Corp.,participated in the development of the Cheongung weapon system.
– Businesskorea
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