Regarding the announcement that North Korea conducted a hypersonic missile launch test on the 5th, Korean Defense Ministry officials said that the flight distance and performance were exaggerated, so it is a technology to call it a hypersonic missile. He said that it was inadequate.
On the 6th, North Korea announced through the state media that the Academy of National Defense Science conducted a hypersonic missile launch experiment on the 5th and "hit the target 700 km away without error."
An official of the Korean Ministry of Defense revealed the initial analysis results on the 7th.
According to this, this missile was unveiled at the "Defense Development Exhibition" in October last year, and what is the "Hwasong-8", which is said to be the hypersonic missile launched by North Korea for the first time in September last year? I analyze it as a different type.
On top of that, although the maximum speed was about Mach 6, which is the "hypersonic speed", it could not be maintained, and North Korea's claim that the flight distance reached 700 km while moving horizontally was exaggerated. However, he said that it was technically insufficient to call it a hypersonic missile.
Furthermore, an official of the South Korean Ministry of Defense explained that it is possible for South Korea and the United States to detect and intercept, and emphasized the stance of keeping an eye on the transition of North Korea's missile development.