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SRAAM (short-range air-to-air missile) plays an important role in a fighter’s performance in air combat, and SRAAM performance is being improved through missile component improvement, such as the seeker, propulsion, guidance, and thrust vector systems. The domestic SRAAM development capability is being matured by the technology obtained from anti-air and anti-ground missile development and KTX-1/T-50 aircraft development. This paper analyzes the technical characteristics and performance of the SRAAM system and missile component, and presents a domestic air-to-air missile development strategy based on a foreign country’s air-to-air missile development history, the domestic guided-missile development capability, and T&E facility analysis. The parallel development of the domestic SRAAM with KF-X will bring forth efficient results in terms of the development time and cost. Thus, this paper analyzes the domestic SRAAM development technology with regard to the avionic arming system and the air-to-air missile, testing infrastructure, and parallel development plan with the KF-X project.