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) |
| guidance | Inertial + maneuvering terminal |
| platform | Wheeled road-mobile TEL |
| propellant | Solid fuel |
| flight_profile | Quasi-ballistic, pull-up maneuver terminal phase |
Operators
- North Korea
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