LIG Nex1’s guided rocket passes US performance test

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LIG Nex1 Co., a South Korean defense company, said on Monday its Poniard guided rocket has passed the final performance test of the US Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) conducted by the US Department of Defense, raising the chances for its entrance into the US guided weapons market.The 2.75-inch guided rocket system, “Bigung,” hit all six targets in the test undertaken in the waters off Hawaii in a real-world scenario on Friday.

Installed on an unmanned surface vehicle developed by Textron Inc., a US aircraft company, the guided rocket has recorded a hit rate without a single error until the final test last week, said LIG Nex1.

LIG Nex1 expects the successful completion of the final performance test would open door the exports of the rocket system, adopted only by the Korean Armed Force.

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Published On: 2024-07-15 @ 16:56:14 (1 days ago)

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