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Korea tests modified SS-N-2 Styx anti-ship missiles (P-15 Termit) in Yellow
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North
Korea has recently tested anti-vessel missiles in the Yellow Sea, a
government source said Wednesday. "In October and earlier this
month, North Korea flew its IL-28 bomber to test anti-ship missiles
in the Yellow Sea waters," the source said, adding that the missiles
are reportedly the modified versions of the North's Styx ground-to-ship
missiles.
The source added South Korea is also preparing countermeasures against
potential North Korean provocations against the South's vessels.
"Should the North send IL-28s above the Northern Limit Line
(NLL) and fire anti-ship missiles, they will present major threats to
our patrol ships and destroyers operating south of the line," the
source said. The NLL serves as a de facto maritime border between the
Koreas. "The South Korean military is bolstering its air defense
from the ground and from vessels."
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Soviet era
Polish Air Force IL-28 Beagle bomber aircraft
(picture: Radomil)
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Launch of an SS-N-2 Styx (P-15 Termit) Anti-ship missile
(picture: Internet)
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South Korea's indigenous Chunma missile, a guided
ground-to-air missile, may respond to IL-28 bombers, experts say. Chunma
can detect and pursue fighter jets up to 20 kilometers away, and they
can intercept airplanes flying 5 kilometers above ground within 10 seconds,
according to experts.
Sources say the South added Chunma missiles to the border islands of
Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong last year, after the North bombed Yeonpyeong
in November 2010, killing two Marines and two civilians.
From: Yonhap news agency
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