South Korea Succesfully Launched Indigeneous Cruise Missile from the Type 214 Submarine

01 Oktober 2020

Son Won Il-class (Type 214) Submarine (photo : southkoreanmilitary)

New footage of d Hyunmoo-3 cruise missile being launched from what appears to be a Son Won Il-class (Type 214) submarine.

The submarine-launched variant of the Hyunmoo-3 is designated as Haeseong-3 by the Republic of Korea Navy.

Since long-range cruise missile is considered a strategic weapon, its launch authority falls under the Republic of Korea Army Missile Command.

This is one of the reasons why the ROKN developed the SSM-750K Sea Dragon tactical land attack missile based on of the SSM-710K C-Star anti-ship missile.

The ROKN is able to launch the Sea Dragon without going through the Army Missile Command.

This footage was sourced from the 72nd Armed Forces Day ceremony.

(ROK Armed forces)