Hyunmoo-3 | |
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Type | Long-range, all-weather cruise missile Land-attack missile Surface-to-surface missile Submarine-launched cruise missile |
Place of origin | South Korea |
Service history | |
In service | 2006-present (3A)[1] 2009-present (3B)[1] 2012-present (3C)[1] |
Used by | Republic of Korea Army Republic of Korea Navy |
Production history | |
Designer | Agency for Defense Development LIG Nex1 |
Manufacturer | LIG Nex1, Hanwha Techwin Samsung for engine |
Variants | Hyunmoo-3A Hyunmoo-3B Hyunmoo-3C Hyunmoo-3D |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1.5 tons (3A)[2] |
Length | 6 meters (19 feet) (3A)[2] |
Diameter | 0.53-0.60 m[1] |
Warhead | Conventional: 500 kg conventional explosive |
Engine | Samsung 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.