Korea Orders Indigenous Long-range Air Defense Radars
Korea intends to replace its current TPS-77 equipment with longer-ranged radars being developed by LIG Nex1.
The new radar design employs gallium nitride technology in its rotating antenna array. (Image: LIG Nex1)
The new radar design employs gallium nitride technology in its rotating antenna array. (Image: LIG Nex1)

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) will spend KRW46 billion ($41 million) to develop a new series of long-range air defense radars, to be developed by LIG Nex1. The system is expected to enter service by 2027, and is aimed to cover the Korean air defense identification zone (KADIZ). 


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