ErnstBlofeld Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 UPI:South Korea's navy has begun investigating malfunction problems linked to three types of missiles built and supplied to the Asian state by foreign manufacturers.The companies concerned are defense giants Raytheon, Boeing and MBDA for the SM-2 Standard, Harpoon and Sea Skua anti-ship missiles, respectively. Navy officials say the missiles displayed less than 80 percent accuracy in hits tested in 23 launches over the past years.Concerns over the faulty missile systems led a leading lawmaker of the Grand National Party to table a question in parliament and initiate an investigation. Evidence included in the proposed probe includes a report submitted by the country's navy, the Defense News Web site reported.The test launches were conducted between July 2008 and July 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnstBlofeld Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 It always turns out to be human error. The SM-2 has a very good operating record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnstBlofeld Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 The U.S., Japanese,Dutch,Spanish and German navies use the same exact missile and they have not reported any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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