AP A South Korean Defense Ministry official said 17 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 .

Mass production of new missiles

Who did not wish to be named the Department of Defense official told the Yonhap News Agency , " basalt -3C " -type surface- cruise missile by the Defense Research Institute began research in 2008 , " has been successfully mass production . "

" basaltic -3C " Long- six meters in diameter from 53 to 60 cm and weighing 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 another day of South Korea issued the latest publication " Monthly Chosun " reported that the responsible official of the military deployed in the middle of the ROK military demarcation line north and south side of the force has been 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.

Weight less than 500 kg warhead

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 Korean research and development of cruise missiles, but warheads are still no 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