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Hwasal-2

The Hwasal-2 () is a North Korean land-attack cruise missile. A long-range cruise missile, Hwasal-2 made its public debut in October 2021 during a military exhibition. It was first test-fired in January 2022. North Korea has called Hwasal-2 as a "strategic" cruise missile.

Description

The Hwasal-2 is estimated to be long, wide and weigh . Its assumed range is . The estimated payload mass is . The Hwasal-2 can be launched by land-based mobile launcher, corvette ship or submarine.

It is capable of carrying the Hwasan-31 nuclear warhead.

Hwasal-2 has three color versions: White, black and dark blue.

History

This missile was first observed in Self-Defense-2021 military exhibition with another cruise missile, Hwasal-1.

On 23 February 2023, the Korean Central News Agency revealed the missile's official name as Hwasal-2.

A black-painted version was tested on 30 January 2024.

A dark blue-painted version of Hwasal-2 was also displayed during the launching ceremony for the Choe Hyon destroyer ship on 25 April 2025.

List of Hwasal-2 launches

See also

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