The Fleet-to-Air Missile-II is an air-defense guided weapon intended for installation on South Korea’s next-generation destroyer, known as KDDX, to help protect friendly ships from threats such as enemy aircraft and cruise missiles.
LIG Nex1 completed the facility about two years after signing a system development contract for the program with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration in 2024.
The company said the new facility will support efforts to complete a high-quality guided weapon that it expects to serve as a key element of friendly ship defense through 2030. LIG Nex1 said it is pursuing what it described as the industry’s first company-led system development project for an air-defense guided weapon.
If the project is completed successfully, the company said it expects to strengthen its guided-weapon research and development capabilities. It said it is developing the system with a target localization rate of 90%, and expects the program to contribute to national interests tied to future exports and to shared growth with participating companies.
Chief Executive Officer Shin Ik-hyun said the company will seek to help secure next-generation weapon systems, citing its technology and infrastructure across guided weapons for land, sea and air, including ongoing development of long-range air-to-surface and short-range air-to-air missiles, and future long-range air-to-air missiles.
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