KN-24 ATACMS-Type TBM
Type: Short-Range Ballistic Missile
Domain: land
Country of Origin: North Korea
Manufacturer: Korean Peoples Army Munitions Industry
First Deployed: 2019
Overview
The KN-24 is a North Korean tactical ballistic missile that bears visual similarities to the US Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). It uses solid propellant for rapid deployment and features a maneuvering terminal phase. With a range estimated at 400 km, it targets South Korean military bases and strategic infrastructure. The design suggests North Korea may have studied US and Russian TBM systems extensively. Like the KN-23, it is intended to complicate South Korean and US missile defense.
Technical Specifications
| range | ~400 km |
|---|---|
| guidance | Inertial + terminal maneuvering |
| platform | Wheeled road-mobile TEL |
| propellant | Solid fuel |
| flight_profile | Depressed quasi-ballistic trajectory |
Operators
- North Korea
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