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Projects On Rocket System, Frigates, Satellite Move Forward

November 17 2016

South Korea

The South Korean government has green-lighted three major defense projects intended to strengthen its capabilities against potential North Korean threats, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul).

From 2017 to 2020, Seoul will develop and field an unguided 230-mm projectile for a locally produced multiple rocket launch system (MRLS), the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said in a statement on Wednesday. The rocket is directed at North Korean artillery threats. ...

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