KN-25

• Is Missile — yes • Name — 600 mm multiple rocket launcher (KN-25) • Type — Multiple rocket launcher (North Korea claimed) Short-range ballistic missile (South Korea, US claimed) • Guidance — Possibly inertial with satellite • Launch Platform — Wheeled or tracked vehicle • Filling — fragmentation warhead Hwasan-31 • Design Date — 2019 • Manufacturer — Kanggye Tractor Factory (rocket) March 16 Factory, Pyongsong (launcher) • Used By — North Korea

KN-25 launchers are manufactured at the March 16 Factory in Pyongsong, while the 600 mm-diameter rockets are assembled in Kanggye Tractor Factory. On 1 January 2023, 30 TELs were presented as a gift to the plenary meeting of the Worker's Party of Korea, with Kim Jong Un attending and making a speech. The system was described as "unprecedented", in both the munitions industry as having no equal and its presentation, being on the lawn of the party central committee. 30 six-tube tracked launchers plus at least 9 four-tube wheeled launchers publicly showcased in North Korea's possession, would give them the ability to fire up to 216 rockets, requiring many fewer launch vehicles than would be needed to fire a similar number of traditional ballistic missiles, to saturate South Korean ballistic missile defenses. In May 2025, it was revealed that KN-25's tracked launcher has undergone mass production. A batch of 50 five-tube launchers of KN-25 was transferred to the Korean People's Army during a ceremony held on 18 February 2026, with Kim Jong Un attending. A month later, South Korea's Defense Intelligence Agency estimated that 80 KN-25 launchers had been produced.

On 13 September 2021, North Korea announced they had conducted successful flight tests of a land-attack cruise missile (LACM) over the past two days. The mobile launcher appears to be the same vehicle used to carry KN-25 "oversized" rockets, both weapons likely being similar in diameter. The cruise missile could carry a conventional or nuclear warhead. It is claimed to have a range of. It was later revealed that the cruise missile is officially named Hwasal-1.

• Attempt — Date (Pyongyang Standard Time) — Location — Number of missiles tested — Apogee — Range — Additional notes — Reference(s) • 1 — 31 July 2019 — Possibly Wonsan — 2 — First test-fire of KN-25, with a 21-minute firing interval and Kim Jong Un supervision. North Korea termed KN-25 a "new type large-caliber multiple launch guided rocket system", but projectiles were dubious as what South Korean military tracked were ballistic missiles. • 2 — 2 August 2019 — Yonghung (reported) — 2 — 24-minute firing interval; tracked chassis was used. Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch. • 3 — 24 August 2019 — Sondok Airport — 2 — 17-minute firing interval. • 4 — 10 September 2019 — Kaechon Airport — 3 — The first two rockets were launched with a 19-minute firing interval between tests. The third rocket possibly failed to properly launch. • 5 — 31 October 2019 — Sunchon Airport — 2 — 3-minute firing interval. • 6 — 28 November 2019 — Yonpo Airfield — 2 — 30-second firing interval. • 7 — 2 March 2020 — Anbyon County, Kangwon Province — 2 — The missiles, fired for only 20 seconds, were launched with a 20-second firing interval. Kim Jong Un oversaw the test. • 8 — 8 March 2020 — Sondok, South Hamgyong Province — 3 — North Korea also launched smaller MLRS missiles to accompany KN-25. According to South Korea, the launch may be a part of an ongoing artillery drill that involved multiple rocket launchers. • 9 — 29 March 2020 — Hodo Peninsula, Kangwon Province — 2 — The two rockets were launched with a 20-second firing interval between tests. The launch was to verify the specifications of KN-25 before delivering to the Korean People's Army. • 10 — 29 September 2022 — Sunchon, North Pyongan Province — 2 — North Korea released information on 10 October 2022. • 11 — 5 October 2022 — Samsok District, Pyongyang — 1 — North Korea released information on 10 October 2022. A Hwasong-11A missile was launched about 15 minutes after the launch. • 12 — 8 October 2022 — Munchon, Kangwon Province — 2 — North Korea released information on 10 October 2022. The rockets were launched with a 6-minute firing interval between tests. • 13 — 3 November 2022 — Unknown — 2 — North Korea released information on 7 November 2022. • 14 — 5 November 2022 — Unknown — 2 — Unknown — Unknown — North Korea released information on 7 November 2022. • 15 — 31 December 2022 — Chunghwa County, North Hwanghae Province — 3 — North Korea's Second Economic Commission fired the rockets. The launch was to assess its combat capability. • 16 — 1 January 2023 — Ryongsong, Pyongyang — 1 — Unknown — Unknown — The rocket was fired by a long-range artillery sub-unit of the Korean People's Army. • 17 — 20 February 2023 — Sukchon, South Pyongan Province — 2 — The rockets were fired by a long-range artillery sub-unit of the Korean People's Army. • 18 — 18 March 2024 — Samsok District, Pyongyang — 6 — There were two heats of firing, each heat had three rockets. The second heat was fired after a 53-minute interval. Kim Jong Un oversaw the test. • 19 — 22 April 2024 — Samsok District, Pyongyang — 4 — Kim Jong Un guided the test. • 20 — 30 May 2024 — Pyongyang International Airport — 18 — Kim Jong Un guided the test. According to the Korean Central News Agency, these missiles hit the target away. United States condemned the launch. • 21 — 12 September 2024 — Chunghwa County, North Hwanghae Province — 3 — Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch. North Korea claimed the revelation of "new-type 600mm multiple rocket launcher", with images showing the launch of KN-25 missiles from a new wheeled launcher with six launch tubes. • 22 — 8 May 2025 — Wonsan — 5 to 8 — Unknown — Unknown — Kim Jong Un oversaw the test. North Korea also fired at least one Hwasong-11A missile in the test. • 23 — 27 January 2026 — Northern Pyongyang — 4 — Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch along with his daughter. According to North Korean state media, the launch was to verify the effectiveness, mobility and accuracy of an "upgraded" large-caliber MRL system. However, Japanese data showed only two missiles were launched and achieved a maximum apogee of. • 24 — 14 March 2026 — Pyongyang International Airport — 12 — Unknown — Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch along with his daughter. • 25 — 12 September 2026 — South of Wonsan — At least 5 — Unknown — The KN-25 launch was the part of a broader attack drill involving Hwasong-11A, Hwasal cruise missiles and attack drones. Images appear to show five KN-25 TELs firing one after another. North Korean state media delayed the coverage to two days after the drill.