한국형 아이언돔 조기 확보 필요에 관한 연구

Abstract

Iron Dome is a defensive weapon that intercepts long-range artillery in the form of a round roof. Israel has already developed and deployed iron dome in 2011. In the Gaza war, Israel was able to defend about 90% of Israel’s important facilities and assets thanks to the deployment of Iron Dome. Ministry of National Defense announced plans to launch a mid-term defense plan to develop a Korean iron dome to provide defense against North Korea’s long-range artillery. However Korean iron dome will be developed in the late 2020s or early 2030s. ADD is making efforts to shorten the minimum of 3-5 years by establishing a missile researcher at the Defense Science Research Institute to speed up the power generation period. In April 2022, Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced that it would develop a Korean-style iron dome by 2029 and deploy it by 2035. There are various opinions as to whether the Iron Dome is the most suitable weapon for North Korea’s long-range artillery, but the most certain is that it is a weapon evaluated as the best weapon in the current situation. If Iron Dome is not developed domestically, it may lead to dependence on foreign arms imports or to limit the acquisition of domestic military technology. Now we need to get away from the idea of leaving it in a loophole in defense. Korea needs to pursue practicality because it is to increase the national interest in the true sense of raising the capacity of the nation.