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Hyunmoo-3
Sign in to saveThe Hyunmoo-3 is a supersonic cruise missile fielded by the South Korean military designed by Agency for Defense Development (ADD). The name Hyunmoo () comes from the mythical Black Tortoise () described as the "Guardian of the Northern Sky", perhaps hinting North Korea.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.name
- Hyunmoo-3
- Weapon.image
- Hyunmoo-3 missile carrier.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Hyunmoo-3 missiles on KM1500 transporter erector launchers
- Weapon.origin
- South Korea
- Weapon.type
- Long-range, all-weather cruise missileLand-attack missileSurface-to-surface missileSubmarine-launched cruise missile
- Weapon.used_by
- Republic of Korea Army Republic of Korea Navy
- Weapon.designer
- Agency for Defense DevelopmentLIG Nex1
- Weapon.manufacturer
- LIG Nex1
- Weapon.service
- 2006–present (3A)2009–present (3B)2012–present (3C)
- Weapon.engine
- Samsung Hanwha Techwin (or Daewoo Doosan) (SSM-760K ?) turbofan
- Weapon.weight
- (3A)
- Weapon.length
- (3A)
- Weapon.diameter
- 0.53-
- Weapon.speed
- Mach 1.2
- Weapon.vehicle_range
- Hyunmoo-3A - Hyunmoo-3B - Hyunmoo-3C - Hyunmoo-3D -
- Weapon.filling
- Conventional: conventional explosive
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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 () comes from the mythical Black Tortoise () described as the "Guardian of the Northern Sky", perhaps hinting North Korea.
==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 , or a range of more than . 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.
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