South Korea Unveils Hypersonic Cruise Missile Prototype


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On December 3, South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and defense company Hanwha publicly unveiled a model hypersonic cruise missile. The missile, known as the Hycore, is equipped with a two-stage rocket booster. It is scheduled for flight testing in 2022 and enter service in the mid-2020s.

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Shaan Shaikh, "South Korea Unveils Hypersonic Cruise Missile Prototype," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, December 7, 2021, last modified December 21, 2021, https://missilethreat.csis.org/south-korea-unveils-hypersonic-cruise-missile-prototype/.