{"id":2207338,"date":"2024-12-02T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T23:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2207338"},"modified":"2024-12-01T21:10:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T12:10:11","slug":"south-koreas-new-missile-defense-system-boosts-autonomy-and-export-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/12\/south-koreas-new-missile-defense-system-boosts-autonomy-and-export-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea\u2019s new missile defense system boosts autonomy and export potential"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnd.go.kr\/user\/newsInUserRecord.action?siteId=mnd&amp;page=1&amp;newsId=I_669&amp;newsSeq=I_88968&amp;command=view&amp;id=mnd_020500000000&amp;findStartDate=&amp;findEndDate=&amp;findType=title&amp;findWord=&amp;findOrganSeq=\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Friday that it has completed development of the Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile (L-SAM), a key component of its multi-layered missile defense system. The country\u2019s defense ministry stated that the system, designed to intercept ballistic missiles at altitudes of up to 37 miles (60 kilometers), will enter mass production in 2025, with deployment planned for the late 2020s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The L-SAM aims to enhance South Korea\u2019s defenses against high-altitude threats from North Korea. Officials claim the system was developed entirely with domestic technology, featuring advanced hit-to-kill precision-guidance capabilities, which it says place South Korea among the few nations capable of such high-altitude interception.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WHY IT MATTERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The L-SAM could give South Korea greater foreign policy autonomy as it seeks to balance its relations with the U.S. and China. ROK-China ties have been strained since Seoul agreed to host U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/11\/alleged-thaad-leak-by-former-moon-officials-may-intensify-partisan-divisions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THAAD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) batteries in 2016. With Donald Trump\u2019s return to the U.S. presidency poised to disrupt regional alliances, Beijing is seeking to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/11\/south-korea-diversifies-trade-and-diplomacy-at-apec-ahead-of-trumps-return\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mend relations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with Seoul.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although L-SAM <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/why-south-koreas-new-indigenous-missile-interceptor-cant-replace-thaad\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cannot fully replace<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> THAAD, its deployment could reduce South Korea\u2019s reliance on the U.S.-provided system, enhancing Seoul\u2019s flexibility in managing competing pressures from Washington and Beijing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The L-SAM also reinforces South Korea\u2019s growing role in the global defense export market. Its advanced capabilities will likely draw interest, particularly from the Middle East, where nations like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/03\/south-korea-saudi-arabia-deepen-defense-ties-amid-regional-risks\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/05\/south-korea-and-uae-sign-milestone-trade-agreement-boosting-economic-ties\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United Arab Emirates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have already invested billions in South Korea\u2019s Cheongung II medium-range air defense systems. The L-SAM will likely position South Korea as a competitive supplier in a fast-growing and lucrative market.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/business-economy\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Business &amp; Economy<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/defense-security\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Defense &amp; Security<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/inter-korean-foreign-relations\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea announced on Friday that it has completed development of the Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile (L-SAM), a key component of its multi-layered missile defense system. 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