South Korea test-flies its first home-grown hypersonic weapon

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South Korea flight-tested its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon, which is designed to travel at least five times the speed of sound and evade missile defenses. The test follows North Korea’s recent hypersonic missile test and was attended by President Lee Jae Myung.

South Korea flight-tested on Thursday its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon, designed to fly at least five times the speed of sound and evade missile defence systems, bringing Seoul closer to what it says could be game-changing weapons capabilities. There was no immediate response from North Korea, which last week tested its own hypersonic missile that landed in the waters near Japan. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attended the test, saying it was a major step in strengthening...