Engineering:KTSSM
| KTSSM Korean Tactical Surface-to-Surface Missile 한국형 전술 지대지 유도탄 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Tactical ballistic missile |
| Place of origin | South Korea |
| Service history | |
| Used by | South Korean Armed Forces |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development Hanwha Group |
| Designed | Block I: 2014–2017 Block II: 2023–2034 (planned)[1] |
| Manufacturer | Hanwha Group |
| Unit cost | ₩800 million[2] |
| Produced | 2020–2025[2][3] |
| No. built | 200[2] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1.5 t (3,300 lb)[4] |
| Length | 4 m (13 ft 1 in) |
| Diameter | 600 mm (24 in)[4] |
| Warhead | Block I: thermobaric[5] Block II: unitary high-explosive, or thermobaric[5] |
| Warhead weight | Block I: 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
| Propellant | Single-stage solid propellant |
Operational range | Block I: 180 km (110 mi),[1][4] 164 km (102 mi) in tested[2] Block II: 290 km (180 mi)[1] |
Guidance system | GPS, Inertial guidance |
| Accuracy | 2 m CEP[1] |
Launch platform | Block I: fixed launcher platform[1] Block II: transporter erector launcher (TEL)[1] |
The KTSSM (Korean Tactical Surface-to-Surface Missile) is a short-range tactical ballistic missile (TBM) developed by the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and Hanwha Group in 2017 to respond to North Korea's artillery power.[6]
Design and development
The KTSSM was developed with the intention of quickly neutralizing North Korean long-range artillery. Dubbed the "artillery killer," Hanwha Corporation designed the missile in partnership with the Agency for Defense Development (ADD). Four missiles can be launched almost simultaneously from a fixed launch pad and they can travel 120 km (75 mi); the launcher and missiles as a set have a combined cost of $1.9 million. They are GPS-guided to hit targets within two meters and have a shaped thermal warhead that can penetrate bunkers and hardened, dug-in targets several meters underground or 1.5 m (4.9 ft) of concrete.[4] While it resembles the American MGM-140 ATACMS missile, the KTSSM is cheaper and more accurate with a shorter range, though still adequate to perform the counterbattery role. There are two versions of the missile: KTSSM-1 for attacking M1978/M1989 Koksan 170 mm howitzers and M1985/M1991 240 mm unguided multiple rocket launchers (MRLs); and KTSSM-2, a self-propelled system tasked with engaging KN-09 300 mm MRLs and KN-02 short-range ballistic missiles, having a Block I version employing a thermal penetrating warhead and a Block II version with a unitary high-explosive warhead.[7][8][9][10]
Development lasted from 2014-2017 at a cost of USD$418 million, and it was successfully test-launched in October 2017. In March 2018, the South Korean Army announced it would create a new artillery brigade composed of KTSSM-2 and K239 Chunmoo multiple launch rocket systems with the aim of destroying North Korea’s hardened long-range artillery sites near the Korean Demilitarized Zone, to be inaugurated in October of that year. Fielding was planned for 2019, but initially postponed to 2023 because the United States had yet to approve the purchase of important components.[8][9][10] In 2019, it was reported that the KTSSM would be deployed in 2021.[11] In November 2020, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced mass production would begin for the missile to enter service in 2022, with more than 200 units planned to be made by 2025.[12]
On 21 December 2022, the Agency for Defense Development conducted a public test of KTSSM-2 under further development at Anheung Proving Ground. The missile was mounted on the K239 Chunmoo vehicle and hit a target 200 kilometers away after it was launched.[13]
Export
Poland
In October 2022, an agreement was signed to deliver 288 K239 Chunmoo K-MLRS to the Polish Land Forces. The first stage of the program has a supply of ammunition, including KTSSM-II TBMs, which is planned to ultimately be produced by Poland itself.[14]
See also
- Hyunmoo
- MGM-140 ATACMS
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Park Tae-jeong (27 April 2022). "차량탑재형 전술지대지유도무기(KTSSM-II) 개발". CNews. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221015015409/https://www.thecommoditiesnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=4424. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Park Soo-chan (28 November 2020). "“합성사진 아냐?”… ‘홀인원’ 기록한 국산 벙커버스터 배치된다 [박수찬의 軍"]. Segye Ilbo. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221015211743/https://www.segye.com/newsView/20201127516790. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ↑ "제131회 방위사업추진위원회 결과". Defense Acquisition Program Administration. 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. https://archive.ph/c6TI2. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Korean Tactical Surface-to-Surface Missile (KTSSM)". Global Security. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221015224342/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rok/ktssm.htm. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kim Gwan-yong (4 February 2018). "[김관용의 軍界一學육군 게임체인저 'KTSSM', 北 장사정포 정밀타격"]. Edaily. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. https://archive.ph/SEJCn. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ↑ "South Korean Tactical Ballistic Missile To Be Ready By 2018 | Defense content from Aviation Week". http://aviationweek.com/defense/south-korean-tactical-ballistic-missile-be-ready-2018. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ↑ South Korea tests new missile capable of striking Scuds. UPI.com. 25 October 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 South Korea to deploy ‘artillery killer’ to destroy North Korean bunkers. Defense News. 19 March 2018.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 South Korea: New artillery brigade equipped with KTSSM ballistic missile. Army Recognition. 21 March 2018.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 South Korea Is Deploying Hyper-Precise Missiles to Protect Seoul from North Korea. The National Interest. 1 April 2018.
- ↑ Seoul describes new surface-to-surface missile. Korea JoongAng Daily. 13 August 2019.
- ↑ S. Korea to mass produce advanced tactical ground-based missiles by 2025. Yonhap News Agency. 25 November 2020.
- ↑ Shin Gyu-jin (22 December 2022). "[단독사거리 80km ‘천무’ 발사대로 200km 미사일 발사 성공"]. The Dong-a Ilbo. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221223064911/https://www.donga.com/news/Politics/article/all/20221222/117108919/1. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ↑ Poland buying Korean made MLRS, continuing Seoul spending spree. Breaking Defense. 20 October 2022.
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