Seoul to equip ships to intercept NKorea missiles: report

by uusjio | January 20, 2008 at 07:06 pm

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"We plan to equip the King Sejong, an Aegis destroyer launched last year, and two more Aegis destroyers, soon to be built, with SM-6 missiles that can intercept North Korean ballistic missiles," the source said.
The US-developed Aegis combat system has cutting-edge radar and can launch missiles at more than 10 targets at one time.
South Korea's navy last year announced plans to launch a second Aegis destroyer in 2010 and a third in 2012.
But the source stressed the planned purchase was Seoul's "independent" decision and had nothing to do with the US-led missile defence scheme.
Japan has joined the US-led missile shield against possible attacks from North Korea, which test-fired a long-range ballistic missile over Japan and into the Pacific in 1998.
But South Korea has not ..

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