South Korea confirms sale of Surface-to-air-missile to UAE

The UAE Ministry of National Defense (MND) will acquire South Korea’s Chungung 2 (M-SAM2, medium-range surface-to-air missile) regarding which contracts were signed between the UAE MND and Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) in Abu Dhabi last week.

At the time of the contract signing the details of the SAM was not disclosed.

The companies involved to complete this deal are UAE’s TTI and South Korean LIG ​​Nex1, Hanwha Systems, and Hanwha Defense.

The DAPA and the UAE Ministry of National Defense signed this MOU and the Cheongung 2 contract will lead to  the establishment of a defense-industrial cooperation system for joint research and development of weapons systems in future.

The Chungung 2 (M-SAM2) is considered a core Weapon System of KAMD (Korea Air & Missile Defense) for effective response to various airborne threats including aircraft and ballistic missiles.