L-SAM
L-SAM is a South Korean missile defense system under development, which intercepts missiles at an altitude of 40-60 kilometers. It aims to shoot down ballistic missiles from North Korea in their terminal phase. It will use a trailer-mounted S band AESA radar.
It will be an upper-tier interceptor for a layered defense, as part of the Korean Air and Missile Defense project, slated to be ready in the early 2020s, with the lower tier composed of Patriot PAC-3 and KM-SAM batteries.
Performance levels were to be twice as superior to the Patriot and Cheolmae II missiles, and was expected to be based on the Russian S-400 missile system technology.
Meanwhile, the L-SAM system will consist of two types: a ballistic intercept missile and an aircraft intercept missile.
