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Video: Republic of Korea Navy's New Haeseong II TSLM Ship-Launched Land Attack Missile

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Naval Forces News - South Korea
 
 
 
 
Video: Republic of Korea Navy's New Haeseong II TSLM Ship-Launched Land Attack Missile
 
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) released for the first time last week some information on the development of a new high-precision land attack missile, called Tactical Surface Launch Missile (TSLM). Intended for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy) the TSLM missile is designated as Haeseong II.
     
Video: Republic of Korea Navy's New Haeseong II TSLM Ship-Launched Land Attack Missile Test launch of the South Korean Tactical Surface Launch Missile (TSLM) / Haeseong II from a deck mounted/top side launcher. Picture: DAPA.
     
According to DAPA, the TSLM missile was developed in 2011, and from 2016 started being deployed ROK Navy vessels (the new frigates of the FFX-I Incheon-class) in a variant designed to be launched from "canister" and top side / inclined launcher.
     
TLSM presentation video (DAPA video)
     
TSLM may be launched from the existing launchers of the SSM-700K Haeseong (C-Star) Anti-ship Missile. DAPA also announced it has completed the development of a TSLM variant intended to be launched from the K-VLS (Korean Vertical Launch System) now fitted aboard all new South Korean surface combatants. Serial production of this version of the missile will be launched in 2018 with deliveries starting in 2019.
     
Tests of both variants of TSLM (DAPA video)
     
DAPA did not elaborate on the design and characteristics of the TSLM missile, but it can be guessed that it is heavily based on the existing Haeseong design, designed and manufactured by the South Korean company LIG Nex1 (member of the LG group). The two missiles appear to share the same body, turbojet engine and range (Up to 200 km). TSLM guidance system, apparently, is INS-based using GPS correction. According to the DAPA release, the TSLM missile is equipped with a submunition warhead with cumulative fragmentation elements, capable of "striking an area covering the equivalent of two football fields". From this it can be concluded that the main purpose of the TSLM missile is to defeat the positions of North Korean artillery and missile systems.

The variant of the TSLM missile for launch from the K-VLS differs from the top side launcher variant by the presence of a more powerful launch booster equipped with thrust vectoring.