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Hwasong-16A
The Hwasong-16A (Korean: 《화성-16가》형; lit. 'Mars Type 16A') is presumed to be the official designation of a North Korean two-stage, solid-fueled hypersonic, intermediate-range ballistic missile first tested in January 2024.
The Hwasong-16A is a two-stage, solid-fueled missile, uses the same booster as Hwasong-16B, which is based on the Hwasong-18 solid-fueled ICBM. A solid-fuel IRBM would be able to threaten U.S. military bases such as on Guam as far as 3,400 km (2,100 mi) away from North Korea, while having the same advantages of being easier to move and quicker to launch than the liquid-fueled Hwasong-12 IRBM. North Korean media also claimed the missile was equipped with a hypersonic warhead, similar to the conical, finned maneuverable reentry vehicle (MaRV) payload used on the Hwasong-12A, which was tested in January 2022. Such a payload would complicate ballistic missile defenses due to its lower altitude flight path keeping it below radar coverage longer and the ability to perform terminal maneuvers.
Data from the January 2024 test-fire showed that the missile had achieved a maximum speed of Mach 10 (12,300 km/h).
In November 2023, North Korea announced static ground tests of solid-fueled engines for a solid-fueled IRBM.
On 14 January 2024, Hwasong-16A made its public debut with a flight test, conducted by the DPRK Missile Administration. However, the missile was not officially named by North Korean state media.
Its booster was used for the Hwasong-16B's maiden flight test on 2 April 2024. After the launch, the Hwasong-16A designation was suggested to be the missile's official name. However, this designation remains unconfirmed.
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Hwasong-16A
The Hwasong-16A (Korean: 《화성-16가》형; lit. 'Mars Type 16A') is presumed to be the official designation of a North Korean two-stage, solid-fueled hypersonic, intermediate-range ballistic missile first tested in January 2024.
The Hwasong-16A is a two-stage, solid-fueled missile, uses the same booster as Hwasong-16B, which is based on the Hwasong-18 solid-fueled ICBM. A solid-fuel IRBM would be able to threaten U.S. military bases such as on Guam as far as 3,400 km (2,100 mi) away from North Korea, while having the same advantages of being easier to move and quicker to launch than the liquid-fueled Hwasong-12 IRBM. North Korean media also claimed the missile was equipped with a hypersonic warhead, similar to the conical, finned maneuverable reentry vehicle (MaRV) payload used on the Hwasong-12A, which was tested in January 2022. Such a payload would complicate ballistic missile defenses due to its lower altitude flight path keeping it below radar coverage longer and the ability to perform terminal maneuvers.
Data from the January 2024 test-fire showed that the missile had achieved a maximum speed of Mach 10 (12,300 km/h).
In November 2023, North Korea announced static ground tests of solid-fueled engines for a solid-fueled IRBM.
On 14 January 2024, Hwasong-16A made its public debut with a flight test, conducted by the DPRK Missile Administration. However, the missile was not officially named by North Korean state media.
Its booster was used for the Hwasong-16B's maiden flight test on 2 April 2024. After the launch, the Hwasong-16A designation was suggested to be the missile's official name. However, this designation remains unconfirmed.