Malaysia K-SAAM Haegung Ship-Launched SAM

Name: Malaysia K-SAAM Haegung Ship-Launched SAM
Start: 2026-04-22
Location: Malaysia

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LIG Defense & Aerospace (formerly LIG Nex1) signed its first export contract for the K-SAAM Haegung ship-launched surface-to-air missile with Malaysia's Ministry of Defence at DSA 2026 in Kuala Lumpur. The Haegung missiles will be installed on Royal Malaysian Navy Littoral Mission Ships (LMS Batch 2) built by Turkish firm STM. This marks the first overseas export of the K-SAAM system.

Contract Details

Buyer Country: Malaysia
Buyer Entity: Royal Malaysian Navy
Seller Company: LIG Nex1
Product: K-SAAM Haegung
Contract Value: $94M
Original Value: KRW 140B
Category: missile

Timeline

Announced

Apr 22, 2026

Signed

Apr 22, 2026

Delivery Start

TBD

Delivery End

TBD

Source

Naval News / Korea Times / KED Global

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Status: signed
Buyer: Malaysia
Value: $94M