Missile Hyunmoo-3

The Hyunmoo-3 is a long-range, all-weather cruise missile developed by South Korea. Its development was prioritized as a result of international and bilateral agreements that restricted the range and payload of indigenous ballistic missiles. While it shares a name with previous South Korean surface-to-surface missiles, the Hyunmoo-3 is a distinct design utilizing a turbofan engine and bears a resemblance to the United States Tomahawk cruise missile. The system entered service in 2006, with subsequent variants introduced in 2009 and 2012.

The missile is capable of land-attack missions and is produced in surface-to-surface, air-launched, and submarine-launched configurations. It utilizes a guidance suite comprising an inertial navigation system, Global Positioning System, and Terrain Contour Matching. The missile reaches speeds of Mach 1.2 and carries a conventional explosive warhead. Specific variants include the Boramae air-launched cruise missile and the Haeseong III, which is the designation for the missile when configured for underwater launch from submarines.

The system is fielded by the Republic of Korea Army and the Republic of Korea Navy. The Army manages the missile through its Missile Command, utilizing KM1500 transporter erector launchers for mobile deployment. Naval deployment includes integration into Korean Vertical Launching System cells on Sejong the Great-class destroyers and Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyers. The missile is also operated from Son Won-il-class and KSS-III-class submarines.