South Korea successfully performed a safe separation flight test of a locally developed long-range air-guided missile, marking an important step in the integration of advanced weaponry into the next generation KF-21 Boramae fighter.
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According to the announcement of the Administration of the Defense Acquisition Program (DAPA) made on June 25, the rehearsal was conducted from a FA-50 test aircraftin the 3rd Air Force Hunting Wing of the Republic of Korea. The test aimed to verify the safe separation of the missile, as well as validating basic aspects of flight and system performance.
Informally nicknamed “Taurus Korean”the new missile is part of a program started in 2018 to develop a comparable national range and accuracy weapon-or superior-to Taurus Kepd 350, of German origin, currently in use by the F-15K South Korean fleet.
Strategic project for national defense and export
Between April and June this year, DAPA carried out 31 flights of flight as a test preparation, evaluating fuselage vibrations, structural loads and flight stability. According to the agency, the result proves that the missile can be safely launched without compromising the integrity of the aircraft or its embedded systems.
“This test has confirmed that the missile can safely detach from the aircraft without affecting its structure or equipment mounted,” Dapa said. “He also verified the basic flight security and the performance of the missile during deployment.”
The long -range missile is designed to reach in -depth strategic targets, in the early stages of a conflict, offering accuracy capacity with autonomous navigation, advanced orientation and reduced radar signature through stealth modeling.
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