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South Korea will develop its own missile defense (MD) system to intercept missiles at a higher altitude instead of adopting the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), a military source confirmed local media reports on Tuesday, June 3, 2014.
Yonhap South Korean News Agency reported earlier that the military decided to develop its indigenous long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM) , which is compatible with the U.S.-based Lockheed Martin's THAAD system based on a pilot study by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, the country's arms procurement agency.
The military source, who requested anonymity, said over phone " the report was true," noting detailed plans will be announced after the defense project committee's meeting on June 11.
It is expected to take some seven years to develop the L-SAM system, and it will be deployed between 2023 and 2024.
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