South Korea Test Flies SRBM With 2,000-kg Warhead

Credit: Bradley Perrett/AW&ST
SEOUL, BEIJING—South Korea has test flown a new type of short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), Hyunmoo 4, making one successful and one unsuccessful shot in March, according to widespread media reports in the country. The weapon carries a 2,000-kg (4,400-lb.) warhead, media said, obviously following...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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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