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North Korea test-fired a hypersonic missile, in the first major weapons test by the nation in 2022 and claimed the same as "The successive successes" in the test launches. [116] January 10, 2022: North Korea test fired the second ballistic missile of the year, likely a Hwasong-8 missile.
North Korea first test-fired missile with hypersonic glide vehicle in September 2021, with Hwasong-8. [7] According to German analyst Norbert Brügge, North Korea displayed two types of hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) in a military parade on 25 April 2022. [8] Hwasong-12B made its public debut on 26 July 2023, during a military exhibition.
As it is supposedly a hypersonic missile, the higher speed would allow it to reach its target in shorter time and additional maneuverability would give it a better chance at defeating missile defenses. [8] Japanese tracking data from a test launch suggest it is a hypersonic ballistic missile, as North Korea described it. [9]
Footage of North Korea's latest missile test has been shown by state media as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to expand his collection of nuclear-capable weapons. North Korea said its latest weapons on ...
North Korea said on Monday it had tested a new solid-fuel hypersonic missile with intermediate range, amid an intensifying race for the next generation of long-range rockets that are difficult to ...
Kim Jong Un, who has been ramping up testing activity since last fall, claimed the new weapon would remarkably increase his country’s nuclear "war deterrent." North Korea claims successful test ...
Another Hwasong-16B was test-fired on 6 January 2025. North Korea called the missile as "new-type intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile" without mentioning official name. According to North Korea, the missile's engine body used a new composite carbon fiber material. The launch was supervised by Kim Jong Un and his daughter.
Kim Jong Un warned that North Korea’s rivals could not ignore its new hypersonic ballistic missile, which was tested while US secretary of state Antony Blinken was visiting South Korea on Monday ...