K-SAAM

{{About|text=For the similarly-named land-based air-defense system of South Korea, see KM-SAM (Cheongung)}}{{Short description|South Korean medium range surface-to-air missile}}

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| name = K-SAAM

| image =File:K-SAAM mockup at IDEX 2015.jpg

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| caption = K-SAAM mockup at IDEX

| origin = {{flag|South Korea}}

| type = Surface-to-air missile

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| service = 2021-present

| used_by = {{navy|Republic of Korea}}

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| designer = Agency for Defense Development
LIG Nex1
Hanhwa Defense (Now Hanwha Aerospace)

| design_date = 2011-2018

| manufacturer = LIG Nex1
Hanwha Aerospace

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| production_date = 2019-present

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| speed = Mach 2

| guidance = Fire-and-forget, infrared homing, ultra-high frequency explorer

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The K-SAAM (Korean Surface-to-Anti Air Missile; {{Korean |hangul=해궁 |hanja=海弓 |rr=Hae-gung}}) is a South Korean short range ship-launched surface-to-air missile (SAM) system that is being developed by the Agency for Defense Development (ADD), LIG Nex1 and Hanhwa Defense. It features inertial mid-course guidance and a dual microwave and Infrared homing seeker for terminal guidance. It will replace the RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM).{{cite web|url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/11/south-korea-goes-indigenous-for-its-missile-defense-needs/|title=South Korea Goes Indigenous for Its Missile Defense Needs|first=Benjamin David Baker, The|last=Diplomat|date=|website=thediplomat.com|accessdate=27 October 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/49215/missile-precision-from-korea-idx15d1|title=Missile precision from Korea [IDX15D1] - Jane's 360|author=|date=|website=www.janes.com|accessdate=27 October 2017}} It has been deployed on Daegu-class frigates and ROKS Marado.