Already this year, South Korea will test a hypersonic missile. Yesterday, January 9, the portal hani.co.kr He reported that the Defense Development Agency (ADD) has achieved significant results in the development of hypersonic weapons.
The Defense Development Agency of South Korea began developing a power plant for advanced weapons back in 2004 and has since achieved significant success. So, since 2018, the development of a ground-based hypersonic aircraft with a speed of at least Mach 5 has begun.
Render and characteristics of the Hycore rocket
Image source: hani.co.kr
The ADD indicates that the test sample of a hypersonic missile was named Hycore and already has everything necessary except a warhead and a homing system. The 2.4-ton and 8.7-meter-long munition should make its first launch this year, and by the end of the 2020s, South Korea will receive a serial hypersonic munition.
