Hwasal-2 Strategic Cruise Missile
Type: Strategic Cruise Missile
Domain: air
Country of Origin: North Korea
Manufacturer: Korean Peoples Army Munitions Industry
First Deployed: 2022
Overview
The Hwasal-2 ('Arrow-2') is North Korea's first publicly acknowledged long-range strategic cruise missile, successfully tested in January 2023. North Korean state media claimed a range of 2,000 km, which would put all of Japan and most of China within striking range. The missile uses terrain-following flight to evade radar detection. If the claimed range and accuracy are verified, the Hwasal-2 would represent a significant expansion of North Korea's precision strike capability as a complement to ballistic missiles.
Technical Specifications
| range | ~2,000 km (claimed) |
|---|---|
| warhead | Conventional or nuclear (claimed) |
| guidance | Inertial + terrain following + GPS (claimed) |
| flight_profile | Low-altitude terrain following |
Operators
- North Korea
Related air Weapon Systems
- IAI Harpy - Anti-Radiation Loitering Munition (Israel)
- KC-46 Pegasus - Aerial Refueling Tanker (United States)
- EF-18M Hornet - Multirole Fighter (Spain)
- KUH-1 Surion - Medium Utility Helicopter (South Korea)
- CH-47F Chinook - helicopter (Germany)
- AH-64 Apache - Attack Helicopter (United States)
- AMX A-1M - strike (Brazil)
- APKWS - Air Defense Missile (United States)
- Kh-31P - Air-Launched Cruise Missile (Russia)
- A400M Atlas - Strategic/Tactical Transport Aircraft (Germany / France / Spain)