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Hyunmoo-3
TypeLong-range, all-weather cruise missile
Land-attack missile
Surface-to-surface missile
Submarine-launched cruise missile
Place of originSouth Korea
Service history
In service2006-present (3A)[1]
2009-present (3B)[1]
2012-present (3C)[1]
Used byRepublic of Korea Army
Republic of Korea Navy
Production history
DesignerAgency for Defense Development
LIG Nex1
ManufacturerLIG Nex1, Hanwha Techwin Samsung for engine
VariantsHyunmoo-3A
Hyunmoo-3B
Hyunmoo-3C
Hyunmoo-3D
Specifications
Mass1.5 tons (3A)[2]
Length6 meters (19 feet) (3A)[2]
Diameter0.53-0.60 m[1]
WarheadConventional: 500 kg conventional explosive

EngineSamsung Hanwha Techwin (or Daewoo Doosan) (SSM-760K ?) turbofan[2]
Operational
range
Hyunmoo-3A - 500 km
Hyunmoo-3B - 1,000 km
Hyunmoo-3C - 1,500 km
Hyunmoo-3D - 3,000 km
Maximum speed Mach 1.2 [3]
Guidance
system
INS, GPS, Terrain Contour Matching[2][4]

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)[4] described as the "Guardian of the Northern Sky", perhaps hinting North Korea.

Design and development

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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 kg, or a range of more than 300 km.[5] Historically a bilateral agreement between the ROK and US additionally limited indigenous South Korean produced 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.

Variants

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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 kilometres (620 mi). Hyunmoo-3C, or "Eagle-3" (독수리-3), will be capable of striking its target up to 1,500 km (930 mi) away. This is a significant improvement from Hyunmoo I which had a range of 180 km (110 mi) and Hyunmoo-2A, which only has a range of 300 km (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[6][7] submarine-launched cruise missiles inside their K-VLS cells.[2]

A Hyunmoo-3B air-launched cruise missile with over 500 km (310 mi) range exists and it is called Boramae.[2][7][6]

A submarine-launched cruise missile called the Haeseong III is designed to be launched underwater from submarines.[8] 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.[9]

Operators

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References

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Hyunmoo-3". Missile Threat CSIS Missile Defense Project. Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Hyunmoo Missiles – Seoul Going Ballistic - Defense Update". defense-update.com. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. ^ "korean tactical missiles". Korean Defense Media Agency Blog. July 19, 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Pike, John. "GLCM - Hyunmoo III / ALCM - Boramae / SLCM - Chonryong / Cheon Ryong / Ch'onnyong (Sky Dragon)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States".
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "S.Korea's Cruise Missile Program Revealed". chosun.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Pike, John. "GLCM - Hyunmoo III / ALCM - Boramae / SLCM - Chonryong / Cheon Ryong / Ch'onnyong (Sky Dragon)". globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  8. ^ S.Korea Unveils Homegrown Cruise Missiles - Chosun.com, 15 February 2013
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b 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". Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2021-01-04.