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South Korea is developing a new surface-to-air missile to replace its outdated, US-made Hawk missiles, a state-run defense research institute said Friday. The Agency for Defence Development (ADD) said it had been working on the project worth 555.8 billion won (534 million dollars) since 1998 with a view to completing it by 2010. "The new missiles will replace Hawk missiles" which have been deployed in South Korea since 1964, a spokesman at the ADD told AFP. The missiles, which are yet to be named, will have a 50-kilometer (31.25 mile) range and reach an altitude of 25 kilometers (16.7 miles), Yonhap news agency said. In addition, South Korea also plans to buy 48 US-made Patriot missiles to replace US-made Nike Hercules missiles which are used to intercept incoming enemy aircraft at high altitudes. It also operates domestically built Chunma (Pegasus) missiles and French-made shoulder-launched missiles for low-altitude targets. All rights reserved. © 2005 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse. Related Links SpaceWar Search SpaceWar Subscribe To SpaceWar Express 
US Against Grace Period For Ending North Korean Nuclear Arms Program
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