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Padasuri-6
North Korean submarine-launched cruise missile From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Padasuri-6 (Korean: 《바다수리-6》형; lit. Sea Eagle Type 6) is a North Korean anti-ship missile.
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Description
Padasuri-6 is a further development of Kumsong-3, a copy from Soviet Union's Kh-35.[1]
The missile uses solid-fueled booster. It also uses infrared terminal seeker and an active radar homing warhead. The body and payload mass are estimated to be 650 kg (1,430 lb) and 150 kg (330 lb) respectively. Padasuri-6 can achieve a maximum speed of Mach 0.8 (980 km/h).[2]
Padasuri-6's range is alleged to be around 200–400 km (120–250 mi).[3] According to observers, it is likely that during the modernization process, the Padasuri-6 has a longer range, a better guidance system or a more powerful warhead than the Russian missile. It is also possible that Padasuri-6 used components from United States and Europe to achieve this.[4]
Each TEL, which is a tracked vehicle, has eight launch tubes, therefore, each TEL can be armed with up to eight Padasuri-6 missiles.[1]
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History
In a military parade on 10 October 2020, North Korea unveiled an unnamed, new anti-ship missile system. Each tracked TEL had eight launch tubes.[5]
North Korea first test-fired this system on 14 February 2024 and revealed its official name as Padasuri-6.[6] After the test, it was revealed that Padasuri-6 was previously unveiled during military parades other than the 2020 parade.[7]
List of tests
In popular culture
After the first successful test, on 27 July 2024, the Korea Stamp Corporation unveiled postage stamps featuring Padasuri-6.[9]
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References
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