Monday, June 5, 2017

The South Korean army will receive new anti-tank complexes Hyeongung LIG Nex1 has completed tests of the new ATGM Hyeongung (export name - Raybolt) and this year will begin deliveries of missiles of the South Korean army. Final testing of the new ATGM took place on June 1, and the Administration of Defense Procurement Programs (DAPA, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration) with the South Korean Defense Ministry recognized their success. In South Korea, Raybolt is called a fully domestic development - the rocket and its launcher are 95% made up of locally produced parts. The development of the South Korean ATGM took almost a decade - the contract between the military department and LIG Nex1 was signed in 2007. According to the agreement, the developer undertook to create an anti-tank missile system capable of hitting heavy armored vehicles in the "shot and forget" mode and at the same time easy enough to carry one

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