ATILGAN PMSS vs M-SAM: Specs Compared

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ATILGAN PMSS

Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile

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M-SAM

Medium-range, mobile surface-to-air missile / anti-ballistic missile system

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

ATILGAN PMSSLength

4.863 m

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M-SAMLength

4.61 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

ATILGAN PMSSlarger figure on 1 of 1

Length+5%

M-SAMlarger figure on 0 of 1

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

10 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

4.86m

4.61m

Length+5%

All recorded figures & sources

4.863 m

Length

Single source

4.863 m (16.0 ft)^[source]

4.61 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

ATILGAN PMSS and M-SAM configuration
Specification	ATILGAN PMSS	M-SAM
Type	Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile^[source]	Medium-range, mobile surface-to-air missile / anti-ballistic missile system^[source]
Place of origin	Turkey^[source]	South Korea^[source]
In service	2001–present^[source]	2015–present^[source]
Used by	Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Naval Forces^[source]

Manufacturer	ROKETSAN and ASELSAN^[source]	Hanwha Aerospace (launcher, radar ) LIG Defense & Aerospace (missile, system)^[source]

Produced	2001–present^[source]	Block 1: 2015–2020 Block 2: 2018–present^[source]

No. built	100+^[source]	—

Main armament	4 or 8 FIM-92 Stinger missiles^[source]	—

Secondary armament	1x 12.7 mm (0.500 in) automatic machine gun^[source]	—

Payload capacity	8 ready-to-fire Stinger missiles^[source]	—

Suspension	torsion bar, 5 road wheels^[source]	—

Wars	—	2026 Iran war^[source]

Designer	—	Agency for Defense Development Almaz-Antey (Block 1)^[source]

Designed	—	Block 1: 2001–2011 Block 2: 2012–2017 Block 3: 2024–In development^[source]

Engine	—	Solid-fuel rocket motor^[source]

Flight ceiling	—	Block 1: 15 km (49,000 ft) Block 2: 20 km (66,000 ft)^[source]

Guidance system	—	Inertial guidance with midcourse updates through datalink , terminal active radar homing^[source]

Role	—	South Korean medium range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system^[source]

Source measurement	—	A complete battery consists of four to six 8-cell transporter erector launchers (TELs), a passive electronically scanned array (PESA) multi-function 3D radar (based on the one from the Russian S-400), and a fire command vehicle. The radar operates in the X-band and rotates at a rate of 40 rpm , covering up to 80 degrees in elevation. It can detect targets within 100 km (62 mi) and track up to 40 simultaneously.^[source]M-SAM · Design and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The KM-SAM is the middle-tier of South Korea's three-tier aerial and missile defense system. Though it was developed in Russia by the Almaz Design Bureau in association with Samsung Thales , LIG Nex1 (now LIG Defense & Aerospace ), and Doosan DST , localization and industrialization were done in South Korea enough to consider it an indigenous system. South Korea has independent export rights under international intellectual property law and does not use Russian-made parts. Therefore, export is possible regardless of international sanctions against Russia. The KM-SAM can intercept targets up to an altitude of 15 km (49,000 ft) at a range of 40 km (25 mi). It is to replace upgraded MIM-23 Hawk batteries in South Korea and be made available for export. Almaz-Antey continued with the program after prototypes were transferred and have created a distinctly Russian version called the Vityaz missile system .^[source]M-SAM · Design and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) revealed in mid-2015 that the KM-SAM would soon enter mass production and begin delivery to the Air Force that September, replacing the Hawk missile that had been in Korean service since 1964, which the United States military retired in 2002. The system can intercept up to six targets simultaneously, and the missiles have anti- electronic warfare capabilities to keep functioning despite jamming.^[source]M-SAM · Design and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In April 2017, South Korean military officials revealed that a low-tier missile defense system based on the Cheongung was in the final phase of development. Modifying the standard SAM with hit-to-kill technology enables it to intercept incoming ballistic missiles at mid altitudes of around 20 km (66,000 ft). The Block 2 interceptor is effective against both aircraft and ballistic targets and has 30% improved low-altitude detection and tracking and 60% improved multiple target engagement capabilities.^[source]M-SAM · Improvements / Block 2; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The KM-SAM block 2 was to be an upper-tier interceptor designed to take down ballistic missiles , offering capabilities similar to that of the American Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile with a range of 150 km (93 mi) and ceiling of 200,000 ft (61 km). 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 technology. This role was filled with the Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile (L-SAM), which was developed under the leadership of the Agency for Defense Development.^[source]M-SAM · Improvements / Further development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In February 2024, the South Korean Ministry of National Defense announced that Saudi Arabia would purchase 10 KM-SAM Block 2 batteries, in a deal worth $3.2 billion.^[source]M-SAM · Exports; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage On 3 March 2026, 60 surface-to-air missiles launched from two M-SAM batteries deployed in the United Arab Emirates during the war in Iran were reported to have successfully intercepted Iranian missiles with a 96% interception rate.^[source]M-SAM · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

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A complete battery consists of four to six 8-cell transporter erector launchers (TELs), a passive electronically scanned array (PESA) multi-function 3D radar (based on the one from the Russian S-400), and a fire command vehicle. The radar operates in the X-band and rotates at a rate of 40 rpm , covering up to 80 degrees in elevation. It can detect targets within 100 km (62 mi) and track up to 40 simultaneously.^[source]M-SAM · Design and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The KM-SAM is the middle-tier of South Korea's three-tier aerial and missile defense system. Though it was developed in Russia by the Almaz Design Bureau in association with Samsung Thales , LIG Nex1 (now LIG Defense & Aerospace ), and Doosan DST , localization and industrialization were done in South Korea enough to consider it an indigenous system. South Korea has independent export rights under international intellectual property law and does not use Russian-made parts. Therefore, export is possible regardless of international sanctions against Russia. The KM-SAM can intercept targets up to an altitude of 15 km (49,000 ft) at a range of 40 km (25 mi). It is to replace upgraded MIM-23 Hawk batteries in South Korea and be made available for export. Almaz-Antey continued with the program after prototypes were transferred and have created a distinctly Russian version called the Vityaz missile system .^[source]M-SAM · Design and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) revealed in mid-2015 that the KM-SAM would soon enter mass production and begin delivery to the Air Force that September, replacing the Hawk missile that had been in Korean service since 1964, which the United States military retired in 2002. The system can intercept up to six targets simultaneously, and the missiles have anti- electronic warfare capabilities to keep functioning despite jamming.^[source]M-SAM · Design and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

In April 2017, South Korean military officials revealed that a low-tier missile defense system based on the Cheongung was in the final phase of development. Modifying the standard SAM with hit-to-kill technology enables it to intercept incoming ballistic missiles at mid altitudes of around 20 km (66,000 ft). The Block 2 interceptor is effective against both aircraft and ballistic targets and has 30% improved low-altitude detection and tracking and 60% improved multiple target engagement capabilities.^[source]M-SAM · Improvements / Block 2; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The KM-SAM block 2 was to be an upper-tier interceptor designed to take down ballistic missiles , offering capabilities similar to that of the American Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile with a range of 150 km (93 mi) and ceiling of 200,000 ft (61 km). 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 technology. This role was filled with the Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile (L-SAM), which was developed under the leadership of the Agency for Defense Development.^[source]M-SAM · Improvements / Further development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

In February 2024, the South Korean Ministry of National Defense announced that Saudi Arabia would purchase 10 KM-SAM Block 2 batteries, in a deal worth $3.2 billion.^[source]M-SAM · Exports; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

On 3 March 2026, 60 surface-to-air missiles launched from two M-SAM batteries deployed in the United Arab Emirates during the war in Iran were reported to have successfully intercepted Iranian missiles with a 96% interception rate.^[source]M-SAM · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage