KM-SAM

Air defence system South KoreaIn service since 2015

KM-SAM — Photo: dooyeol Choi Music travel · CC BY 3.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type: Air defence system
Origin: South Korea
Manufacturer: Hanwha Aerospace, radar, LIG Defense & Aerospace
Designer: Agency for Defense Development, Almaz-Antey
Designed: 2001
Entered service: 2015
Production start: 2015
Status: In service

Overview

KM-SAM is an air defence system from South Korea, made by Hanwha Aerospace, radar and LIG Defense & Aerospace. It entered service in 2015; production began in 2015. It engages aircraft and missiles at up to 50 km and 20 km altitude. It is used or was used by South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.

Armament

Maximum range of fire: 40 km
Engagement range: 50 km
Engagement altitude: 20,000 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: Solid-fuel rocket motor

Users & conflicts

Operators

United Arab Emirates

Sources

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.