South Korean military denies North Korean missiles are hypersonic, says ‘capable of intercepting’
Reference News Network reported on January 14. According to a report by Yonhap News Agency in Seoul on January 13, the South Korean Ministry of Defense emphasized on the 13th that the South Korean military has the ability to detect and intercept missiles launched by North Korea on the 11th.
Fu Shengcan, a spokesman for the South Korean Ministry of Defense, said at a regular press conference on the same day that many people are worried that the South Korean army has no ability to respond, but he can clearly say that the South Korean army can not only detect the missiles launched this time, but also have interception capabilities. Anti-missile systems are also being enhanced.
According to the report, according to the South Korean military, the ballistic missile launched by North Korea from Cijiang Road to the eastern sea area on the 11th flew at a maximum speed of Mach 10. In this regard, Fu Shengcan said that the maximum speed of the ascending stage, that is, the maximum speed of the stage similar to that of ordinary ballistic missiles is Mach 10, which does not mean that the gliding speed is Mach 10. I hope not to misunderstand. These remarks reiterated that South Korea and the United States regard them as ordinary ballistic missiles and are not included in the category of hypersonic missiles.
It is reported that the hypersonic missile still maintains a speed of more than Mach 5 during the glide or descent phase after the separation of the first stage rocket. North Korea’s “Nodong” series of missiles also have ascent speeds as high as Mach 9 to 10, and the “Musudan” missiles are as high as Mach 14, but these missiles are not considered hypersonic missiles.
Fu Shengchan said that the South Korean and US intelligence agencies are in-depth analysis of the parameters and characteristics of North Korea’s missiles.
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