S.Korea Develops Tech for Warships to Detect Anti-Ship Missiles

South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has developed signal detection technology allowing warships to locate advanced anti-ship missiles diving down onto targets.

The technology detects signals of incoming missiles in two dimensions, paving the way for warships to find newly developed missiles that nose-dive into ships at hypersonic speeds, the ADD was quoted as saying by Yonhap News Agency.

While previous detection technology only measured the azimuth of the threat signal to locate anti-ship missiles that travel over water at low altitudes, the newly developed technology also detects the signal's elevation.

"Through this (technology), it is possible to enhance the warship's missile detection capabilities by locating enemy threat signals in the air," the agency said.

The agency aims to equip the country's next-generation KDDX destroyers, Aegis combat system-equipped warships and unmanned aerial vehicles with this technology.