South Korea Unveils Hypersonic Cruise Missile Prototype Concept

Kim Minseok December 06, 2021
hycore
Unveiled Dec. 3, Hycore is equipped with a two-stage rocket booster.
Credit: Minseok Kim
SEOUL—South Korea has revealed plans to begin testing a prototype for a ground-launched hypersonic cruise missile in 2022. The Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and local defense prime Hanwha debuted the Hycore prototype concept Dec. 3 at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration’s Core...
Kim Minseok

Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.

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