Hwasong-7
The Hwasong-7 () is a single-stage, mobile liquid propellant medium-range ballistic missile developed by North Korea. Developed in the mid-1980s, it is a scaled-up adaptation of the Soviet R-17 Elbrus missiles, more commonly known by its NATO reporting name "Scud". The inventory is estimated to be around 200–300 missiles. US Air Force National Air and Space Intelligence Center estimates that as of June 2017 fewer than 100 launchers were operationally deployed.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.name
- Hwasong-7
- Weapon.image
- Rodong-1.png
- Weapon.image_size
- 50
- Weapon.caption
- Artist rendition of the missile
- Weapon.type
- Medium-range ballistic missile
- Weapon.origin
- North Korea
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1998−Present
- Weapon.used_by
- See operators
- Weapon.production_date
- 1990–present
- Weapon.filling
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Variant for reconnaissance satellite testing
- Operators
- Current
- Unconfirmed
- Failed bids
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The Hwasong-7 () is a single-stage, mobile liquid propellant medium-range ballistic missile developed by North Korea. Developed in the mid-1980s, it is a scaled-up adaptation of the Soviet R-17 Elbrus missiles, more commonly known by its NATO reporting name "Scud". The inventory is estimated to be around 200–300 missiles. US Air Force National Air and Space Intelligence Center estimates that as of June 2017 fewer than 100 launchers were operationally deployed.
It influenced the design of Pakistan's Ghauri-1 missile, as well as the Iranian Ghadr-110.