submarine-launched ballistic missile Archives

S. Korea Plans Underwater Test of Indigenous SLBM

SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is expected to carry out underwater tests of a home-grown submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) this year, having concluded ground tests, a source said Wednesday. South Korea is developing an SLBM based on the home-grown ground-to-ground Hyunmoo-2B ballistic missile with a flight range of around 500 kilometers. It [...]

N. Korea Likely to Deploy Submarine-launched Ballistic Missile in 3-4 Years

SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea is likely to deploy submarine-launched ballistic missiles within the next three to four years for actual combat use, having made “some progress” in related technology areas, the defense ministry said Sunday. A day earlier, North Korea fired an SLBM in the East Sea, which flew some 30 [...]