North Korea Opens 2025 Missile Test Campaign With Hypersonic Vehicle Flight
North Korean state media KCNA released photos showing the wedge-shape hypersonic glide vehicle on what is likely a Hwasong-16Na ballistic missile.
Credit: KCNA
SINGAPORE—North Korea has conducted its first missile test in 2025, claiming it was an intermediate-range ballistic missile topped by a hypersonic glide vehicle. North Korean state media outlet KCNA said the missile was fired near Pyongyang on Jan. 6 and reached a top speed of Mach 12, before...
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