Poniard Low-Cost Guided Imaging Rocket 비궁 지대함 유도 로켓 | |
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Type | Surface-to-ship rocket |
Place of origin | South Korea |
Service history | |
In service | 2017–present |
Used by | See Operators |
Production history | |
Designer | Agency for Defense Development LIG Nex1 |
Manufacturer | LIG Nex1 |
Produced | 2016–present |
Specifications | |
Mass | 14 kg (31 lb)[1] |
Length | 1.9 m (6.2 ft)[1] |
Diameter | 70 mm (2.75 in)[1] |
Maximum firing range | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
Propellant | Single-stage solid propellant |
Guidance system | Fire-and-forget-aided INS and IIR seeker[1] |
Accuracy | 0.54 m CEP |
The Low-Cost Guided Imaging Rocket (LOGIR; Korean: 저비용 유도 이미징 로켓), officially known as Poniard (Korean: 비궁; Hanja: 匕弓; RR: Bi-gung) is a surface-to-ship guided rocket developed by Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and LIG Nex1.[2] The LOGIR was a weapons system under development for the US Navy as part of ONR's Low-Cost Imaging Terminal Seeker (LCITS) FNC.[3] It transitioned as the weapon used in the Medusa Joint Capability Technology Demonstration with South Korea.[4]
Poniard successfully passed four Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) organized by the U.S. Department of Defense from 2019 to 2024 after achieving 100% accuracy.[5]