AP South Korea's Defense Ministry said an official on the 17th, South Korea has developed its own maximum range of 1,500 kilometers of new cruise missile, intended the second half of the Korean Peninsula along the military demarcation line to deploy.
Who did not wish to be named the Department of Defense official told Yonhap news, "basalt-3C"-type surface-missiles from the Defense Research Institute began research in 2008, "has been successfully mass production."
"Basaltic-3C" type 6 meters long, 53-60 cm in diameter and weighs 1.5 tons, with aircraft with jet engines, speed of Mach 1, below warhead weighing about 450 kg, precision error of 1-2 meters. South Korea, "Chosun Ilbo" called "basaltic-3C" tactical performance comparable to the U.S. "Tomahawk" cruise missiles.
According to the latest issue of the day of publication of South Korea, "Monthly Chosun" reports, military officials said related to the deployment of the military demarcation line in the north and south side of the middle of South Korea has been a force out more than 100 pieces of equipment, "basalt-3C" type cruise missiles with a range covering North Korea, "Nodong" missile bases and other major military installations.
South Korean combat troops to deploy earlier two "basaltic -3" series of cruise missiles, were "basaltic-3A", a maximum range of 500 kilometers; "basaltic-3B", maximum range of 1,000 km.
Yonhap reported that South Korea's previously subject to the provisions of a US-led restrictions on their own R & D can not be more than 300 km range missile, warhead weight of not more than 500 kg. However, according to an agreement the United States Han Dacheng, the United States to allow unrestricted range of South Korea developed cruise missiles, but warheads are still not more than 500 kg weight.
South Korea's military-related responsible person, "basalt-3C" cruise missile in a real deployment, it should be able to overcome the "North Korean missile on the disadvantages." (Beijing Times)
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