North Korea Tests New Hwasong-16B Hypersonic Ballistic Missile

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Images released April 3 by KCNA showcase an improved seven-axel transporter erector launcher with covers for the duck-billed HGV.

Credit: North Korean State Newswire KCNA
SINGAPORE—North Korea says it successfully test-fired a new solid-fueled, intermediate-range hypersonic missile, designated as Hwasong-16B, on April 2. The missile was fitted with a newly developed hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) and the firing was witnessed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, state...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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