한국해군의 초수평선 협동교전능력 발전방향

김형곤^*

해군 소령/해군대학 지휘참모과정 학생장교

Development Direction for the Republic of Korea Navy’s Beyond-the-Horizon Cooperative Engagement Capability

Hyeong Gon Kim^*

LCDR, ROK Navy/Student officer of Naval Commander & Staff Course, ROK Naval War College

Correspondence to: *Hyeong Gon Kim 271, Jaun-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea E-mail: jandane@naver.com

초록

현대 해상전에서 단일 함정 중심의 방공·교전은 수평선 제한으로 인해 저고도 대함유도탄, 순항미사일, 무인기 등 복합위협에 대한 조기탐지와 교전시간 확보에 한계를 가진다. 특히 대함무기체계가 해수면밀착 비행, 초음속화, 종말단계 기동능력을 강화하면서 함정의 대응시간은 더욱 단축되고 있다. 본 연구는 미 해군 CEC 및 NIFC-CA 개념을 한국해군의 초수평선 협동교전능력 발전을 위한 참고모델로 검토하고, 이를 바탕으로 한국형 전술데이터링크, 교전메시지, 전투체계 기반 방공무기체계, 항공·무인 감시중계자산을 연계한 초수평선 협동교전 능력의 발전방향을 제시한다.

Abstract

Single-ship naval air defense is constrained by line-of-sight limitations, particularly against low-altitude anti-ship missiles, cruise missiles, and unmanned systems. As anti-ship weapons evolve toward sea-skimming flight, supersonic speed, and terminal maneuvering, a warship’s reaction time is further compressed. This study examines the U.S. Navy’s CEC and NIFC-CA concepts as operational reference models for the Republic of Korea Navy and proposes a development direction linking Korean tactical data links, engagement messages, combat systems, air-defense weapons, and airborne or unmanned relay nodes.

Keywords:

Republic of Korea Navy, Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air, Cooperative Engagement Capability, Tactical Data Link

키워드:

대한민국 해군, 해군통합화력통제-대공전, 협동교전능력, 전술데이터링크

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