South Korea flight-tested its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon on Thursday, 8 October, a glide vehicle designed to fly at least five times the speed of sound. President Lee Jae Myung observed the launch, according to TASS.
South Korea has been developing its own hypersonic missile technology as part of efforts to strengthen its military deterrence against North Korea. Hypersonic weapons fly at more than five times the speed of sound and are hard to intercept, which makes them a focus of arms programs in several countries.
South Korea flight-tested its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon on Thursday, designed to fly at least five times the speed of sound. President Lee Jae Myung observed the launch of the glide vehicle, according to TASS.