The Korean Smart Top-Attack Munition (KSTAM)[1][2][3] is a smart munition intended to be launched from the gun of a main battle tank, namely the South Korean K2 Black Panther. Comparable systems include Diehl Corporation's Spear, DRDO SAMHO, CMI Defence and Luch Falarick 120, Israeli Aerospace Industries LAHAT, Nexter Systems Polynege, Alliant Techsystems STAFF and MRM-KE, Raytheon Technologies MRM-CE, and the two final companies' TERM.[1]
There are two variations of KSTAM. KSTAM-I and KSTAM-II. KSTAM-I is modeled after IMI's 105 mm Excalibur top-attack munition, while KSTAM-II is modeled after SMArt 155's Sensor Fuzed Smart Munition (SFSM) developed by Diehl. While the two systems significantly differ from one another, their concept remains the same to defeat enemy armor by attacking their most vulnerable spot, the top.[1]
- ^ a b c Agency for Defense Development (31 January 2006). "A Trade Study of the Top Attack Smart Tank Ammunition" (PDF). Journal of the Korea Society of Systems Engineering. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Poongsan Technology Institute (June 2009). "Systems Analysis on Smart Ammunition for 120mm Tank Gun" (PDF). Korea Association of Defense Industry Studies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Korean Smart Top-Attack Munition (KSTAM) anti-tank missile – Stories by Williams". storiesbywilliams.com.