Iraq Acquiring KM-SAM II Systems

A rendering of KM-SAM II.

A rendering of KM-SAM II.

Credit: South Korean Agency for Defense Development
Iraq is purchasing South Korea's KM-SAM II medium-range, ground-based air defense system, becoming the third Middle Eastern nation to acquire it. Iraqi Defense Minister Thabet al-Abbasi presided over a signing ceremony for the KM-SAM II—which stands for Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile—in Baghdad...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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