Fwd: [Sept. 12, Yonhap] S. Korea needs multilayered missile - TopicsExpress

Fwd: [Sept. 12, Yonhap] S. Korea needs multilayered missile defense: Lockheed VP english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2013/09/12/46/0301000000AEN20130912004200315F.html By Kim Eun-jung 2013/09/12 18:08 SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea needs a multilayered missile defense system to counter growing threats from North Korea by operating a combination of short- and long-range interceptors fired from different altitudes, a senior official at Lockheed Martin said Thursday. Orville Prins, vice president of business development for air and missile defense at the U.S. defense giant, said his company has had "serious and intense discussions" with the South Korean military to upgrade the current PAC-2 missiles to the PAC-3 system.[..]