HWASONG-17 missile

The Hwasong-17 (Korean: 《화성포-17》형; Hanja: 火星砲 17型) is a North Korean two-stage ICBM, first unveiled on 10 October 2020, the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) parade.[7] This missile is the latest iteration of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program. Japan has estimated its operational range at 15,000 km or more. Unlike its predecessors, the Hwasong-17 may be capable of carrying multiple warheads.[6][8] North Korea claimed the first Hwasong-17 was successfully launched on 24 March 2022.[9] Western analysts instead believe the 24 March launch was an earlier missile design, and a later test that took place on 18 November 2022 was in fact the first successful test launch.