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Sun, August 14, 2022 | 03:19
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Israeli Spike missiles deployed
스파이크미사일 서북도서에 실전배치
Posted : 2013-05-19 16:29
Updated : 2013-05-19 16:29
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By Jun Ji-hye

South Korea has deployed Israeli-built anti-tank missiles able to incapacitate North Korean coastal artillery near the western sea border, a military official said Sunday.

"We recently have placed dozens of Spike missiles and their launchers on Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong islands," an official of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. "They can destroy the enemy's underground facilities in the case of an attack. They are also capable of seeking and striking moving targets."

The warhead is equipped with a camera so soldiers using the launchers can monitor video images while aiming; or they can input coordinates in advance, according to the official.

The satellite-guided Spike missile has a range of 20 kilometers ㅡ Yeonpyeong is located just 11 kilometers from North Korea.

NK fires short-range missile into sea for 2nd day
NK fires short-range missile into sea for 2nd day
2013-05-19 19:11  |  National

The military initially planned to station the GPS-guided missile during the second half of 2012, but experienced a six-month delay because test-firing conducted in Israel from October last year to January this year saw malfunctions.

It made the deployment decision in March after all three successful tests.

On Saturday, Pyongyang launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the east coast ㅡ two in the morning and one in the afternoon.

In November 2010, when the North shelled Yeonpyeong, killing four South Koreans, the military failed to hit the enemy artillery precisely because it was mostly hidden in tunnels or caves.

The missile is produced by Israel's Rafael Advance Defense System and capable of neutralizing enemy strongholds, and is expected to prevent the recurrence of such an incident.






스파이크미사일 서북도서에 실전배치

군 당국은 19일 북한 해안포를 정밀 타격할 수 있는 이스라엘제 스파이크 미사일을 서북도서에 실전배치했다고 밝혔다.

    합동참모본부의 한 관계자는 '백령도와 연평도 등 서북도서에 스파이크 미사일 발사 차량과 미사일 수십 발씩을 최근 전력화했다'고 말했다.

    사거리 20여㎞, 중량 70㎏인 스파이크 미사일은 은닉된 갱도 속 해안포를 정밀 타격하는 성능을 갖췄다. 1발의 가격은 2억∼3억원이다.

    이 미사일은 목표물의 좌표를 미리 입력해 유도하거나 탄두가 찍은 영상을 보면 조작 인원이 미사일의 방향을 조작하는 방식으로 발사된다. 재장전 시간은 3∼5분이다.

    합참 관계자는 '유사시 갱도화된 적의 진지를 파괴할 수 있고 이동표적도 탐색기로 보면서 추적, 타격할 수 있다'고 설명했다.

    북한은 백령도와 연평도 북쪽 서해안에 사거리 12㎞의 76.2㎜ 해안포를 비롯해 내륙지역에 사거리 20㎞의 122㎜ 방사포 등을 밀집 배치해 놓고 있다.

    스파이크 미사일은 당초 2012년 하반기에 도입될 예정이었으나 현지 시험평가가 지연되면 실전배치가 6개월 정도 지연됐다.

    서북도서 전력증강 사업 중에 전술비행선 도입과 해상 무인정찰기 개량 사업도 예정보다 전력화가 늦어지고 있다.

    전술비행선은 비행체는 미국에서, 카메라와 레이더는 이스라엘에서 각각 도입하는데 양국간 기술협정 체결 문제로 도입이 지연됐다.

    전술비행선은 주야 연속 광학카메라와 레이더 등을 갖춰 지상 10㎞ 상공에서 북한지역을 감시할 수 있다.

    백령도와 연평도 인근 해상에서 활동 중인 해군 정보함에 영상 촬영거리가 늘어난 개량된 무인정찰기(UAV)를 배치하는 사업은 사업자 선정과정의 잡음으로 인해 사업 추진이 보류됐다.

    해상 무인정찰기 개량 사업은 북한의 연평도 포격 도발을 계기로 서북도서 전력증강 사업에 포함됐다.

    그러나 사업 추진과정에서 고정익이냐 회전익이냐를 놓고 논란이 벌어져 사업이 잠정 중단됐으며 올해 예산에도 반영되지 않았다.
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