Chiron (missile)

The KP- SAM, called Shin -Gung ( Divine bow ), is a modern shoulder -based short -range surface -to-air missile system ( Manpad ) South Korean production. After eight years of development, the system was in 2005 the South Korean army passed, which had ordered around 2,000.

Technology

The system is operated by a soldier. It consists of a launcher and a tripod with seat The system is similar to the French Mistral air defense system. The rocket has ECCM capabilities and is thus able to detect enemy decoys and ignore. In flight tests a percentage hit rate of 90 % was achieved.