Hanwha Aerospace has won a KRW 705.4 billion (≈$482m) contract from South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration to produce L‑SAM long‑range surface‑to‑air missiles and launchers, which will serve as the outermost layer of Seoul’s layered air‑and‑missile defences. The award follows a recent radar production contract with Hanwha Systems.
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The KRW 705.4bn (≈$482m) award funds serial production of the L‑SAM missile system and launchers, a material near‑term investment in South Korea’s outermost air‑and‑missile defence layer and national missile‑defence footprint.
The contract expands Hanwha’s role as a prime systems producer within Seoul’s push to domesticize sensors and weapons production, building on its recent radar production tie‑up with Leonardo and Hanwha Systems and following larger South Korean investments in airborne surveillance and command platforms, such as the Global 6500 AEW&C programme award.
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Hanwha Aerospace awarded L-SAM contract from DAPA • defencetoday.com
Hanwha Aerospace to deliver L-SAM to South Korea • airforce-technology.com
Hanwha wins KRW705.4bn (US$482m) L‑SAM production contract • asianmilitaryreview.com
Hanwha to build new L-SAM missile-defense systems • defence-blog.com
