KN-23 Tochka/Iskander-Type TBM

KN-23 Tochka/Iskander-Type TBM

Type: Tactical Ballistic Missile

Domain: land

Country of Origin: North Korea

Manufacturer: Korean Peoples Army Munitions Industry

First Deployed: 2019

Overview

The KN-23 is North Korea's most advanced short-range tactical ballistic missile, bearing strong visual and performance similarities to the Russian Iskander-M. It features a quasi-ballistic maneuvering flight path that makes interception significantly more challenging than conventional ballistic missiles. With a range of approximately 700 km and a maneuvering reentry vehicle, it is specifically designed to defeat PAC-3 and THAAD terminal defense systems. The system can carry conventional or reportedly nuclear warheads and is deployed on mobile road-mobile launchers.

Technical Specifications

range~700 km
payload~500 kg conventional or nuclear (claimed)
guidanceInertial + maneuvering terminal
platformWheeled road-mobile TEL
propellantSolid fuel
flight_profileQuasi-ballistic, pull-up maneuver terminal phase

Operators

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