Hyunmoo

Hyunmoo
현무
Hyunmoo-1 missile launching from a fixed launcher
TypeSurface-to-surface ballistic missile
Surface-to-surface cruise missile
Submarine-launched ballistic missile
Place of originSouth Korea
Service history
In service1987–present
Used byRepublic of Korea Armed Forces
Production history
DesignerAgency for Defense Development
ManufacturerHanwha
LIG Nex1 (Hyunmoo-3)
Produced1980s–present
VariantsHyunmoo-1
Hyunmoo-2A
Hyunmoo-2B
Hyunmoo-2c
Hyunmoo-3A
Hyunmoo-3B
Hyunmoo-3C
Hyunmoo-3D
Hyunmoo-4
Hyunmoo-4.4 (submarine version)
Hyunmoo-5 (bunker buster)
Specifications
Mass36,000 kilograms (79,000 lb) (Hyunmoo-5)
WarheadConventional

Payload capacity500 to 8,000 kg (1,100 to 17,600 lb)
Propellantsolid fuel
Operational
range
up to 3,000 km (1,900 mi)
Maximum speed >Mach 4 (3,045 mph; 4,900 km/h)
Guidance
system
command guidance
Launch
platform
mobile launchers
TransportKM1500

Hyunmoo (Korean현무; Hanja玄武) is a series of South Korean ballistic and cruise missiles developed by the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and manufactured by Hanwha and LIG Nex1.[1]

The Hyunmoo-1 was a variant of the NHK-1 Baekgom (Nike Hercules Korea-1 White Bear; KoreanNHK-1 백곰) missile whose propulsion engine was modified based on the technology transfer of the American Nike Hercules and has been deployed to the ROK Armed Forces from 1987. Later, Hyunmoo-1 was retired in 2018 due to the further development of the Hyunmoo-2 with a longer range.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Hyunmoo". Agency for Defense Development. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ^ "현무-1 미사일". War Memorial of Korea. 2020. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ "[팔방미인 7기] '똑똑한 무기'로 국가를 수호한다! LIG넥스원 견학". Defense Acquisition Program Administration. 9 September 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.