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The Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX-1) is a floating, self-propelled, mobile active electronically scanned array early-warning radar station designed to operate in high winds and heavy seas. It was developed as part of the United States Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Ballistic Missile Defense System.
North Korea stated the test of two road-mobile KN-23s on 27 January 2022 was to confirm the power of an air burst conventional warhead. The launch was on a depressed trajectory of 20 km apogee, previously 37-60 km, while traveling 190 km (120 mi), showing that the missile can fly at a lower altitude over short ranges, which would reduce ...
March 2014. 2014 North Korean missile tests including Nodong, success [ 25] May 9, 2015. North Korea claims to launch a missile from a submarine [ 26][ 10] February 7, 2016. Successful launch of the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 satellite. April 9, 2016. Test of engine designed for an intercontinental ballistic missile [ 27] August 24, 2016.
On 11–12 September 2021, North Korea carried out tests of a new long-range cruise missile, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The missiles flew for 1,500 kilometres and successfully hit their target in North Korea's waters, and were meant for a "strategic role" according to the news agency, which analyst Ankit Panda stated was a common euphemism for a missile capable of ...
Eventually North Korea equipped itself with ballistic missiles, capable of reaching Japan. In the 1990s, North Korea sold medium-sized nuclear capable missiles to Pakistan in a deal facilitated by China. [195] North Korea's ability to deliver weapons of mass destruction to a hypothetical target is somewhat limited by its missile technology.
Number of tests. 6. Test type. underground. Max. yield. ~140 kt ( U.S. intelligence) [ 1 ] 160 kt (Revised estimates from Japanese Government) [ 2 ] 250 kt ( 38 North and revised NORSAR estimate) [ 3 ][ 4 ] North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests, in 2006, 2009, 2013, twice in 2016, and in 2017.
Formally known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea has been under U.N. sanctions since 2006 for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, and those measures have ...
TPY-2 radar in travelling configuration View from the back on a deployed TPY-2 radar. The AN/TPY-2 Surveillance Transportable Radar, also called the Forward Based X-Band Transportable (FBX-T) is a long-range, very high-altitude active digital antenna array [1] [2] X band surveillance radar designed to add a tier to existing missile and air defence systems.