South Korean company LIG Nex1 announced on 25 June that it has opened a facility that will specialise in the development of components as well as in the assembly and inspection of the Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile (L-SAM) system being developed by Seoul as part of the Korea Air and Missile Defense (KAMD) system.
The company said in a statement that the new dedicated facility, which was inaugurated two days earlier and is located in the city of Gimcheon in North Gyeongsang Province, was built over a period of 14 months at a cost of KRW9.2 billion (USD8.15 million).
LIG Nex1 announced on 25 June the opening of a new facility for the assembly and inspection of L-SAM air-defence systems. (LIG Nex1)
LIG Nex1 said that development of the L-SAM, which is being carried out under the auspices of South Korea's Agency for Defense Development (ADD), is slated for completion in 2024, adding that the system will be equipped with two types of interceptor missiles: a ballistic missile interceptor and an aircraft interceptor.
As Janes reported in September 2020, the aircraft interceptor resembles the interceptor used on the Medium-range Surface-to-Air Missile II (M-SAM II). However, the L-SAM's missile is larger as it is intended for use against high-flying aircraft out to ranges of 150 km. Computer images of the L-SAM aircraft interceptor released at the time by the ADD revealed that it will be powered by a dual-pulse solid-propellant rocket motor, and feature larger control wings than those on the M-SAM II missile.
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