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Hanwha Aerospace

Hyunmoo-4

The Hyunmoo family covers South Korea's full range of indigenous land-attack missiles, from the retired Hyunmoo-1 ballistic missile through the Hyunmoo-2 series short-range ballistic missiles, the Hyunmoo-3 series subsonic/supersonic cruise missiles, and the heavier Hyunmoo-4/4-4/5 ballistic missiles used for bunker-busting and submarine-launched strike roles. Hyunmoo-4, referenced here, is a bunker-buster derivative of the Hyunmoo-2C with an 800 km range and a payload exceeding 2,000 kg.

In service since 2020 · 1 operator countries

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-02

800

km range

2,500

kg warhead

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

ROK export-licensed

DAPA-administered; aggressive export posture with financing/offset packages.

Channel: Government-to-government

Fielded & proven

Limited · 1 operator

In service since 2020. Status: active.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Full specifications

Performance

Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.

Performance specifications
Range Maximum distance: ferry range for aircraft, operational range for vehicles, maximum engagement distance for missiles. Higher means more standoff or persistence.	800 km Stronger than 83% of missiles

Firepower

Armament, payload and guidance.

Firepower specifications
Warhead Warhead mass. Heavier generally means larger effect radius, at the cost of range.	2,500 kg Top 1% of missiles
Guidance How the weapon finds its target: inertial, GPS/GLONASS, active/semi-active radar, infrared, laser, TV, wire.	inertial navigation with maneuvering fins, Pershing II-like terminal guidance

Propulsion

Engine, power and fuel.

Propulsion specifications
Propulsion type Turbofan, turboshaft, diesel, gas turbine, solid-fuel rocket, ramjet…	Solid-fuel rocket

Program

Cost, production scale and operators.

Program specifications
Operator countries Number of countries operating the system. More operators means broader support ecosystem.	1 Stronger than 14% of missiles

Specifications compiled from public Hanwha Aerospace and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-02.

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