South Korea releases successful test footage of L-SAM missile defense system

South Korea's state-owned Agency for Defense Development (ADD) released a successful interception test footage of the developmental L-SAM missile defense system on 01 June 2023. This is the third successful interception out of four tests carried out by L-SAM.
L-SAM is designed as an upper-tier interceptor of the multilayered Korean Air & Missile Defense (KMAD) network and is composed of three stages, including the final-stage "kill vehicle." L-SAM is intended to shoot down incoming ballistic missiles at 50-60km altitude and extends South Korea's missile defense capability to upper layer of a ballistic missile flight's terminal phase. In the latest test footage, L-SAM kill vehicle is seen successfully engaging a Korean Ballistic Aerial Target System (K-BATS) in its terminal phase.
KMAD also consists of US-origin MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 and indigenous Cheongung-II (KM-SAM Block-II) missile defense systems, which are designed to intercept missiles at 40km altitude and below. Additonally, US Army operates the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery in Korea, which can target missiles at altitude of 40-150km.
According to ADD, L-SAM development is scheduled to be completed by 2024 and mass production to begin in 2025. L-SAM will become fully operational across South Korea sometime in late 2020s. Additionally, ADD plans on developing improved L-SAM-II and Cheongung-III (KM-SAM Block-III) in the future.
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[@amanti113]

Wow fantastic South Korea 🇰🇷 👏 😀 ❤

[@남자탁용삼]

L-SAM 요격 축하🎉😂👏👏🇰🇷👍

[@wanderingsoul3431]

WOOOW Korea!

[@TK-iv3kw]

굳굳굳굳!!!!!!!👏👍🤟

[@caioaddono918]

Spectacular South Korea

[@EAFSQ9]

holy
the L-SAM can intercept tactical ballistic missiles in the boost phase? that is nuts

[@JosephPark0217]

👍

[@mapatofu10]

Korea's LIG Nex1 you are awesome!! 😸

[@윤현준-l8p]

This is definitely a game changer. And the pace of development is surprisingly fast

[@Good_Golf1975]

🎉

[@hsb1321]

👍👍👍

[@JosephPark0217]

사드 동생격

[@송수원-o2v]

극초음속활공 미사일은 요격 불릉

[@unitednationscommand9356]

종말단계?

[@GaegolMaster]

고도 40km에서 맞췄심요. 핵도 거기서 터지면 안전 안전...

[@user-qs2sy9yv7i]

40~55km 사이라니까, pac3 보다 훨씬 높음

[@unitednationscommand9356]

@@user-qs2sy9yv7i 오호 기분 째진다 ㅋㅋㅋ

[@unitednationscommand9356]

@@GaegolMaster 기분 째진다 ㅋㅋㅋ 추카추카

[@user-BigshortGO]

@@GaegolMaster EMP는...???

[@GaegolMaster]

종말 타격체가2개입니다. 러시아의 기만체 분리 낙하를 염두에 두고 타격체가 2체로 움직이는듯 한데..

[@성이름-p1z9c]

하나는 타격체가 아니고 2단 추진체입니다..

[@broam9405]

웬 러..시아.?ㅋㅋ

[@JuanCarlos-dz7wc]

@@broam9405 머 중국이나 북한이나 기본적으로 러시아 기술이 베이스 ~

[@broam9405]

@@JuanCarlos-dz7wc 러시아 베이스가 하나도 없다는게 실체인데 어디가 베이스인지 콕 짚어보시겠어요..?ㅋㅋㅋ

[@JuanCarlos-dz7wc]

@@broam9405 말뜻을 못알아먹네 북한이나 중공이나 우리가 요격하는 미사일의 베이스는 러시아에서 왔지 북한만 보더라도 이스칸데르 이야기가 왜 나오나 그럼 ?