The Diplomat

South Korea Should Not Put All Its Deterrence Eggs in One Basket

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron fly with South Korean F-15 fighter jets over the Korean Peninsula, July 7, 2017. Credit: South Korean Ministry of Defense In ...
The Korea Times

3 military systems to counter N. Korea: Kill Chain, KAMD, KMPR

While North Korea has been apparently upgrading its nuclear and missile capabilities daily, eyes are on which measures South Korea holds to cope with such threats. In response to security concerns ...
The Diplomat

South Korea Goes Indigenous for Its Missile Defense Needs

South Korea is going indigenous in its attempt to upgrade its missile defense capabilities. In 2006, the country announced that it would create the Korean Air and Missile Defense System (KAMD), an ...
Jane's Information Group

Chasing the sky: South Korea advances indigenous missile defence system

The Korea Air and Missile Defense system consists of several layers of capability designed to intercept missiles from North Korea. The L-SAM can intercept missiles at an altitude of 50–60 km, the ...