Hwasal-2

The Hwasal-2 (Korean: 《화살-2》형; Hanja: 화살 7型; lit. Arrow Type 2) is a cruise missile of DPRK . This missile was first observed in Self-Defense-2021 with another cruise missile, Hwasal-1.[1]

Diagram of Hwasal-2, cruise missile of DPRK

Description

On 23 February 2023, the Korean Central News Agency announced the missile test revealing its name as Hwasal-2.[2]

List of Hwasal-2 launches
AttemptDateLocationPre-launch announcement / detectionOutcomeAdditional notes
1 25 January 2022 Hamhung
39.111832°N 127.666801°E / 39.111832; 127.666801[3]		 None Success North Korea did not mention the name of missile, later confirmed as Hwasal-2 as it has same design.[4]
2 23 February 2023 Kimchaek None Un­known North Korea asserted launch of 4 missiles[2]

However South Korean Ministry of National Defense was skeptical on North Korean news report.[5]

3 22 March 2023 South Hamgyong None Success North Korea launched two Hwasal-2 along another two Hwasal-1 cruise missiles.[6]

References
  1. Park, Dearo (2022-01-08). "北, 개량 순항미사일+KN-23 초저각 발사…섞어쏘기 과시" [North Korea Launched Modified Cruise Missile & KN-23 with super-low trajectory, bragging so-called mix-launching]. KODEF researcher (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  2. SHARMA, SHWETA. "North Korea fires four cruise missiles as US and South Korea stage 'tabletop' nuclear drills". www.aol.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  3. Zwirko, Colin. "North Korea fired cruise missiles from luxury hotel last month: Analysis". www.nknews.org. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  4. "Twit by Joseph Dempsey". mobile.twitter.com.
  5. Cho, David. "Seoul skeptical of North Korea's long-range cruise missile claims". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  6. "N. Korea's strategic cruise missile drill".
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