South Korea receives first of six artillery-hunting radar from Saab

12:00 AM, November 25, 2009
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South Korea's Army has accepted the first of six artillery-hunting radar (ARTHUR) systems from Swedish defense group Saab, the company said Nov. 24. The mobile weapon-locating radar systems will be used for early detection of launches from North Korea's long-range artillery deployed near the inter-Korean border. They will replace U.S.-built AN/TPQ-36/37 radar systems. Delivery of the remaining systems will take place next year, the company said in a news release. ARTHUR allows commanders to quickly locate guns that are firing artillery shells, and transmits the data to command-and-control systems within seconds, according to the release. Saab said it worked on the project with LIG Nex1, South Korea's electronic weapons maker, to help boost local industrial participation.

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