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South Korea Unveils Plan to Improve Defenses

Better theater situational awareness, expanded missile defenses, armed UAVs and a light aircraft carrier are on Seoul’s shopping list.

More LiGNex 1 KM-SAM missile systems are to be bought to bolster South Korea’s air defenses. The system is based on Almaz-Antey technology with considerable Korean localization. (Photo: Chen Chuanren)

By Chen Chuanren • Asia Correspondent

August 12, 2020

The Republic of Korea has unveiled an ambitious five-year roadmap to strengthen its defenses. In a document released on August 10, Seoul signaled its intention to increase its imagery, signal and electronic intelligence-gathering capabilities to cover the entire peninsula to achieve near-real time situation awareness. This will be achieved by using conventional spy satellites, Global Hawks and a new domestically-built medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAV to be introduced by 2025.

The country's defense ministry says it will be developing a “Korean-style Iron Dome” to protect its cities, and will be doubling its missile defense capabilities with extended-range ballistic missile warning radar and Aegis-equipped warships. Command and control mission systems are also in the development process to enable them to have eight times the target-processing capabilities.

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