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 كوريا الشمالية تطلق صاروخاً هايبرسونيك infographic
Graphic shows North Korea’s hypersonic missile systems.
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كوريا الشمالية تطلق صاروخاً هايبرسونيك

By Phil Bainbridge

January 6, 2022 - أطلقت كوريا الشمالية صاروخاً هايبرسونيك (فرط صوتي) - بسرعة تزيد على 3 ماخ - أصاب هدفه بنجاح على بُعد 700 كيلومتر، وفقاً لبعض التقارير

Using what appeared to be a Hwasong-12 variant rocket booster, the missile was launched from Chagang-Do by the Academy of Defence Science. The hypersonic gliding warhead detached from the booster and manoeuvred for around 120km before hitting its target.

Hypersonic missiles are designed to fly lower than conventional ballistic missiles to avoid radar detection, and travelling at more than Mach 3, change velocity and direction to evade anti-missile defences.

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PUBLISHED: 06/01/2022; STORY: Graphic News
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