North Korea has conducted its third official test of a hypersonic missile. During them, she was able to hit a target at a range of 1000 kilometers.
The world is watching with interest the Korean hypersonic weapons program. As it became known, the missile launched on Tuesday successfully hit a naval target located at a distance of about 1,000 kilometers from the launch site. The tests were watched by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, which may indicate the progress of the program.
This is North Korea's third official test of a hypersonic missile. Such weapons can give the country fundamentally new strategic capabilities, since intercepting a missile will be much more difficult than "conventional" weapons systems.
Recall that the DPRK conducted the second hypersonic test last week. As reported in Pyongyang, the flight range was 700 kilometers. According to official data, the rocket was able to hit the target accurately.
Launch of a new North Korean ballistic missile using ampulized liquid fuel storage and equipped with a controlled detachable hypersonic warhead
Image Source: KCNA
It is not known what kind of weapon we are talking about now. During the first tests, which became known in September, the Hwasong-8 rocket was used.
"Hwaseong-8"
Image Source: KCNA
In the second tests, a complex with serious visual differences was used. It is possible that the DPRK has at least several types of hypersonic missiles.
