Padasuri-6

Padasuri-6
TypeAnti-ship cruise missile
Place of origin North Korea
Service history
In service2024-present
Used byKorean People's Navy
Production history
Designed2020
Manufacturer North Korea
Specifications
Mass650 kg (1,430 lb) (estimated)[1]
Warhead150 kg (330 lb) (estimated)[1]
Operational
range
200–400 km (120–250 mi)[2]
Maximum speed Mach 0.8 (980 km/h) (estimated)[1]
Launch
platform
Tracked TEL

The Padasuri-6 (Korean: 《바다수리-6》형; Hancha: 鱼鹰 6型; lit. Sea Eagle Type 6) is a North Korean anti-ship missile.

Description

Padasuri-6 is a further development of Kumsong-3, a copy from Soviet Union's Kh-35.[3]

The missile uses solid-fueled booster. It also uses infrared terminal seeker and an active radar homing warhead. The payload mass is estimated to be 150 kg (330 lb).[1]

Padasuri-6's range is alleged to be around 200–400 km (120–250 mi).[2] According to observers, it is likely that during the modernization process, the Padasuri-6 has a longer range, a better guidance system or a more powerful warhead than the Russian missile. It is also possible that Padasuri-6 used components from United States and Europe to achieve this.[4]

Each TEL, which is a tracked vehicle, has eight launch tubes, therefore, each TEL can be armed with up to eight Padasuri-6 missiles.[3]

History

In a military parade on 10 October 2020, North Korea unveiled an unnamed, new anti-ship missile system. Each tracked TEL had eight launch tubes.[5]

North Korea first test-fired this system on 14 February 2024 and revealed its official name as Padasuri-6.[6]

List of tests

Attempt Date Location Outcome Additional notes
1 14 February 2024 Northeast Wonsan[2] Success The missiles flew for over 1,400 seconds before hitting the target. Kim Jong Un oversaw the test.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Lê Quang (19 February 2024). "Sức mạnh tên lửa Sea Eagle-6 mới nhất của Triều Tiên" [The power of North Korea's latest Sea Eagle-6 (Padasuri-6) missile]. Tri thức và Cuộc sống Newspaper (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-01-27. For details, see this image.
  2. ^ a b c Jeong Chung-shin (15 February 2024). "北 바다수리-6 지대함 순항미사일, 러 우란(kh-35) 역설계…서해5도 함정에 위협적" [North Korea's Padasuri-6 anti-ship missile, reverse engineered from the Russian Kh-35… a threat to ships in five West Sea islands?]. Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  3. ^ a b Bạch Dương (17 February 2024). "Tên lửa Pulhwasal-3-31 Triều Tiên vừa thử nghiệm có gì đặc biệt?" [Is North Korea's Padasuri-6 anti-ship missile more powerful than the Kh-35?]. Giáo dục và Thời đại Newspaper (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  4. ^ "Linh kiện Mỹ giúp tên lửa Padasuri-6 Triều Tiên mạnh hơn Kh-35U Nga?" [US components make North Korea's Padasuri-6 missile stronger than Russia's Kh-35U?]. An ninh Thủ đô (in Vietnamese). 29 February 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  5. ^ "Viewbook of DPRK 10 October 2020 Parade" (PDF). Open Nuclear Network. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  6. ^ a b "Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Guides Test-fire of Surface-to-sea Missile Padasuri-6". Korean Central News Agency. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  7. ^ "North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees test of new surface-to-sea missiles". Al Jazeera. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-27.