Republic Of Korea SSM Inventory

here is earliar thread on SSM-700k

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=46794

design looks quite intresting.

from JMR Dec 2005

South Korean missile goes into production before live-fire testing
David C Isby

A member of South Korea’s National Assembly has claimed that a 150 km-range anti-ship missile developed by South Korea was ordered into production before any live-fire testing could be carried out, writes David C Isby. This claim was based on information submitted on 22 September 2005 in a report by the South Korean Ministry of National Defence.
South Korea’s Agency for Defence Development, which manages the anti-ship missile programme, is developing indigenous weapons capabilities in a number of areas, including missiles. The development programme for the anti-ship missile was publicly announced in November 1998 but is reported to have begun in 1993. The September 2005 report apparently indicates that two missile configurations have been developed, one using foreign-supplied components and the other Korean-produced components. It is not clear whether these are two versions of the same design or two separate designs.
A missile identified as the SSM-700K had a well-publicised test launch in August 2005. It is reported to be based on imported technology and hardware, including the weapon’s jet engine. A programme cost of KRW686.9 billion (USD650 million) has been reported, but such cost figures have been criticised in the past by the local press as being inaccurate.
According to Seoul press reports, the missile that uses Korean-produced technology was ordered into production in 2004, following the assembly of pre-production rounds in 2003. Production was speeded up during 2005, and “dozens” of missiles have been produced. The first live-fire testing of this weapon will not take place until sometime after November 2005.
Nex1 Future (formerly LG Innotek) is involved in producing at least the indigenous-technology version. It is intended to arm the KDX-1/2/3-class destroyers and the PKM-X patrol craft. A land-based coast-defence version is also reported to be under development. According to press reports, the design is similar to the US-designed RGM-84 Harpoon, with a length of 5.7 m, a diameter of 0.54 m and a maximum range of more than 150 km at high subsonic speed. It uses a GPS-aided inertial navigation system (INS) for mid-course guidance, then active-radar terminal guidance.