The Hwasong (), or recently called Hwasongpho () is a North Korean family of ballistic missile.
The Hwasong means Mars in Korean. "Hwasong" also means "powerful", "innovative" or "sacrifice". However, North Korea has not clarified why they name their ballistic missiles after the planet Mars.
According to The Hankyoreh, the missiles in Hwasong series tend to be more complicated and increase in range as the designation number grows.
The Hwasong designation number also indicates the North Korea's missile development timelines.
In North Korea, Hwasong is also the name of a concentration camp.
The original Hwasong naming standard was changed to Hwasongpho at an unknown date. This naming standard was first confirmed in October 2021, when the Hwasongpho designations of Hwasong-11B, Hwasong-15 and Hwasong-17 were spotted, although the first usage of Hwasongpho was in 2017, when the Moranbong Band released a song named Song of Hwasong Artillery () after a successful test-fire of Hwasong-14.