South Korea deploys Taurus KEPD 350

The Republic of South Korea Air Force (ROKAF) formally deployed the Taurus KEPD 350K air-launched cruise missile in December 2016. The missiles, produced under an MBDA and Saab joint venture, are integrated with the ROKAF’s F-15K Slam Eagle fighter fleet, and intended to target and destroy North Korea’s nuclear and missile infrastructure from stand-off range. The KEPD 350 has a disclosed range of around 500 km, and South Korea received its first batch of an order of 170 missiles in October 2016. The South Korean variant of the missile is identical to the missiles currently in service with Spanish F/A-18s and German Tornados, except that it is equipped with a Rockwell Collins GPS receiver with a Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM).