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Hongsangeo (Red Shark)

Country of Origin: South Korea

The Hongsangeo (Red Shark) is a domestically developed precision-guided light anti-submarine missile system designed for the South Korean navy's CHUNGMUGONG YI SUN SHIN- and SEJONG DAEWANG-class destroyers, It has also been installed on the INCHEON-class Batch II frigates. It has been compared to the U.S. Vertical Launch Antisubmarine (VLA) missile.

The two-stage missile is designed to fly about 12 miles (20 km) before deploying a K745 Cheongsangeo (Blue Shark) torpedo to track...

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