Hyunmoo-3
The Hyunmoo-3 is a supersonic cruise missile fielded by the South Korean military designed by Agency for Defense Development (ADD). The name Hyunmoo (Korean: 현무) comes from the mythical Black Tortoise (Chinese: 玄武) described as the "Guardian of the Northern Sky", perhaps hinting North Korea.
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The Hyunmoo-3 is a supersonic cruise missile fielded by the South Korean military designed by Agency for Defense Development (ADD). The name Hyunmoo (Korean: 현무) comes from the mythical Black Tortoise (Chinese: 玄武) described as the "Guardian of the Northern Sky", perhaps hinting North Korea.
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Design and development
Design and development
As a signatory of the multilateral Missile Technology Control Regime, South Korea agrees to refrain from importing a non-indigenous ballistic missile with a warhead larger than 500 kilograms (1,100 lb), or a range of more than 300 kilometers (190 mi). Historically a bilateral agreement between the ROK and US additionally limited indigenous South Korean produced ballistic missiles in both range and warhead size. Therefore, heavy emphasis was put on developing long-range cruise missiles by the South Korean government. With the introduction of Hyunmoo-3, the Republic of Korea Army created the Missile Command in order to efficiently manage these missiles. Despite the name, the Hyunmoo-3 bears no resemblance to the previous Hyunmoo SSM, which were improved versions of Nike Hercules surface-to-air missiles that were converted into short-range high-speed surface-to-surface ballistic missiles in response to North Korea's Scud-B and Nodong-1 missile threats. Instead, the new missile's designs are strikingly similar to the United States Tomahawk cruise missile. It is powered by a turbofan engine, and has a maximum payload of 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) of conventional explosive. The guidance systems consist of inertial guidance system and global positioning system.
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Hyunmoo-3A, which was nicknamed "Eagle-1" (독수리-1) during the testing, has a range of 500 km, while Hyunmoo-3B, nicknamed "Eagle-2" (독수리-2) Cheonryong (천룡 순항 미사일), has a range of 1,000 kilometers (620 mi). Hyunmoo-3C, or "Eagle-3" (독수리-3), will be capable of striking its target up to 1,500 kilometers (930 mi) away. This is a significant improvement from Hyunmoo I which had a range of 180 kilometers (110 mi) and Hyunmoo-2A, which only has a range of 300 kilometers (190 mi), both of which were ballistic and not cruise missiles. Sejong the Great-class destroyers and KSS-III-class submarines will be equipped with these Chonryong submarine-launched cruise missiles inside their K-VLS cells. A Hyunmoo-3B air-launched cruise missile with over 500 km (310 mi) range exists and it is called Boramae. A submarine-launched cruise missile called the Haeseong III is designed to be launched underwater from submarines. It is actually the designation for the Hyunmoo-3 cruise missile when launched from a submarine and is unrelated to the SSM-700K Haeseong missile design.
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South Korea Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer (KDX-II) Sejong the Great-class destroyer (KDX-III) Son Won-il-class submarine (KSS-II)
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- 1.Center for Strategic and International Studies. Hyunmoo-3. Missile Threat CSIS Missile Defense Project.
- 2.Hyunmoo Missiles – Seoul Going Ballistic - Defense Update. defense-update.com. 22 April 2012.
- 3.Korean Defense Media Agency Blog. korean tactical missiles. July 19, 2016.
- 4.Pike, John. GLCM - Hyunmoo III / ALCM - Boramae / SLCM - Chonryong / Cheon Ryong / Ch'onnyong (Sky Dragon). www.globalsecurity.org.
- 5.Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States.
- 6.S.Korea's Cruise Missile Program Revealed. chosun.com.
- 7.Pike, John. GLCM - Hyunmoo III / ALCM - Boramae / SLCM - Chonryong / Cheon Ryong / Ch'onnyong (Sky Dragon). globalsecurity.org.
- 8.S.Korea Unveils Homegrown Cruise Missiles - Chosun.com, 15 February 2013
- 9.South Korean Navy conducts test-launch Haeseong III cruise missile from Son Won II-class Type 214 submarine. Navy Recognition. 3 October 2020.
- 10.ROK Ministry of National Defense releases video footages of DDH-II Class Destroyers.
- 11.Sejong the Great Sejongdaewang KDX-III Class AEGIS Destroyer Republic of Korea ROK Navy 세종대왕급 구축함 Yulgok Yi I Seoae Yu Seong-ryong Hyundai Heavy Industries HHI DSME 대한민국 해군 datasheet pictures photos video specifications.
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