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Air defence2015–present
Medium-range, mobile surface-to-air missile / anti-ballistic missile system
M-SAM is a medium-range, mobile surface-to-air missile / anti-ballistic missile system originating in South Korea. It was built by Hanwha Aerospace (launcher, radar ) LIG Defense & Aerospace (missile, system).
South KoreaMedium-range, mobile surface-to-air missile / anti-ballistic missile system
South Korea
2015–present
See Operators
2026 Iran war
Agency for Defense Development Almaz-Antey (Block 1)
Block 1: 2001–2011 Block 2: 2012–2017 Block 3: 2024–In development
Hanwha Aerospace (launcher, radar ) LIG Defense & Aerospace (missile, system)
Block 1: 2015–2020 Block 2: 2018–present
Missile: 400 kilograms (880 lb)
4.61 meters (15 ft 1 in)
275 millimeters (10.8 in)
Solid-fuel rocket motor
Block 1: 40 km (25 mi) Block 2: 50 km (31 mi)
Block 1: 15 km (49,000 ft) Block 2: 20 km (66,000 ft)
Block 1: Mach 4.5 (1,530 m/s; 5,510 km/h) Block 2: Mach 5 (1,700 m/s; 6,100 km/h)
Inertial guidance with midcourse updates through datalink , terminal active radar homing
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.61 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
M-SAM equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
South Korea
TaiwanReported count for Medium-range surface-to-air missile. Service scope: Republic of China Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 29 (mobile missile launchers). Origin: Taiwan. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. Cited source 2023-05-04. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Medium-range surface-to-air missile. Service scope: Republic of China Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 29 (mobile missile launchers). Origin: Taiwan. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. Cited source 2023-05-04. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
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