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L-SAMlarger figure on 1 of 1
M53/59 Pragalarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Anti-ballistic missile
Single sourceAnti-ballistic missile: 7 meters (23 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | L-SAM | M53/59 Praga |
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| Type | Long-range, mobile surface-to-air missile / anti-ballistic missile system[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| In service | 2028 (planned)[source] | 1959−1992 (Czechoslovakia)[source] |
| Used by | Republic of Korea Air Force[source] |
6.92 m (22.7 ft)[source]
driver, commander and two gun operators
Single source4 (driver, commander and two gun operators)[source]
Operational; Block 1
Single sourceOperational; Block 2 HAI
Single sourceBlock 1: 150 km (93 mi) Block 2 HAI: 450 km (280 mi)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; horizontal
Single sourceTatra T912-2 6-cylinder air-cooled diesel at 2,200 rpm
Single sourceTatra T912-2 6-cylinder air-cooled diesel 110 hp (82 kW) at 2,200 rpm[source]
per barrel (cyclic)
Single sourceper barrel (practical)
Single source450−500 rpm per barrel (cyclic) 150 rpm per barrel (practical)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See operators[source] |
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development (system) Hanwha (anti-ballistic missile) LIG Nex1 (anti-aircraft missile)[source] | — |
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| Designed | Block 1: 2019–2024 Block 2: 2025–2028 (planned)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Hanwha Aerospace LIG Defense & Aerospace[source] | Praga[source] |
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| Produced | 2025 (planned)[source] | 1959–1978[source] |
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| Engine | Dual- pulsed rocket motor[source] | — |
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| Propellant | Gelled nitromethane propellant[source] | — |
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| Flight ceiling | Block 1: 60 km (37 mi) Block 2 HAI: 180 km (110 mi)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Imaging infra-red seeker[source] | — |
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| Role | South Korean long range surface-to-air and anti-ballistic missile system[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | The L-SAM system is expected to use two types of interceptors: one for anti-air meant to target general air breathing threats such as aircraft or cruise missiles and the other for anti-ballistic . The anti-ballistic missile (ABM) consists of total of a three stages and uses a hit-to-kill system that intercepts targets with a kill vehicle that integrates an imaging infra-red (IIR) seeker and a divert attitude control system (DACS), and can intercept missiles approaching at an altitude of 50–60 kilometers (160,000–200,000 ft). L-SAM demonstrated its intercept capability by succeeding three out of a total of four missile interception tests between November 2022 and June 2023.[source]L-SAM · Development and design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Operating frequency : S-band (2–4 GHz)[source]L-SAM · Development and design / Long-range multifunction radar (L-MFR) / Transmit/receive module; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage On 25 April 2023, the 153rd Defense Acquisition Program Promotion Committee deliberated and approved on a plan to develop a new missile defense system with a higher intercepting altitude than the existing L-SAM with a budget of 2.71 trillion won by 2027. The new missile system, named L-SAM 2, includes high-altitude interceptor (HAI) missiles and glide phase interceptor (GPI) missiles, and is estimated to have an interception altitude of 180 km.[source]L-SAM · Improvements / Block 2; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Wars | — | Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Second Congo War[source] |
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| No. built | — | 900+[source] |
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| Shell | — | Armour-piercing incendiary (API) High-explosive incendiary (HEI)[source] |
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| Barrels | — |
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| Action | — | Gas-operated[source] |
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| Elevation | — | -10° – +85°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 360°[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 50-round box magazines[source] |
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| Armor | — | Steel, 10 mm (0.39 in) max (estimated)[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 30 mm twin AA autocannon (600−900 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 11.57 hp/t (8.63 kW/t)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Manual with 4 forward and 2 reverse gears[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 120 L (26 imp gal; 32 US gal)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Maximum; vertical
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single source