Pulhwasal-3-31 - Misplaced Pages

North Korean submarine-launched cruise missile

Pulhwasal-3-31
Type	Submarine-launched cruise missile
Place of origin	North Korea
Service history
In service	2024-present
Used by	Korean People's Army
Production history
Manufacturer	North Korea
Specifications
Warhead	Tactical nuclear weapons

Launch platform	Submarine

The Pulhwasal-3-31 (Korean: 《불화살-3-31》형; lit. Fire Arrow Type 3-31) is a North Korean cruise missile.

According to North Korea, it is a "strategic" cruise missile.

Characteristics

Based on images released by North Korea, Pulhwasal-3-31 appears to be a long-range, land-attack cruise missile for attacking fixed targets on the ground. It is simillar to Russia's Kalibr or United States's Tomahawk.

It is capable of flying more than two hours.

List of tests

Attempt	Date	Location	Number of missiles tested	Outcome	Additional notes
1	24 January 2024	North Korea’s west coast	1 (North Korea) "Several" (South Korea)	Success	First test-fire of Pulhwasal-3-31. According to North Korea, it is "under development".
2	28 January 2024	Near Sinpo	2 (North Korea) "Several" (South Korea)	Success	These missiles flew for over 7,400 seconds. Kim Jong Un oversaw the test.

References

"Tên lửa Pulhwasal-3-31 Triều Tiên vừa thử nghiệm có gì đặc biệt?" [What is special about the Pulhwasal-3-31 missile that North Korea just tested?]. Tri thức và Cuộc sống Newspaper (in Vietnamese). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
"North Korean nuclear weapons, 2024" (PDF). Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
^ Zwirko, Colin (25 January 2024). "North Korea says it tested new cruise missile". NK News. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
"DPRK Missile Administration Conducts First Test-fire of New-type Strategic Cruise Missile". Korean Central News Agency. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
"North Korea's Kim 'guided' submarine-launched cruise missile test: KCNA". Al Jazeera English. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
Wright, George (29 January 2024). "North Korea fires cruise missiles off east coast, Seoul reports". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
"Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Guides Test-fire of Submarine-launched Strategic Cruise Missile". Korean Central News Agency. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-18.

v t e Missiles of North Korea
Short-range	2K6 Luna 9K52 Luna-M Hwasong-5 Hwasong-6 Hwasong-11 Hwasong-11A Hwasong-11B Hwasong-11C Hwasong-11D KN-25 OTR-21 Tochka
Medium-range	Hwasong-7 Hwasong-9 Hwasong-10 Pukguksong-2
Intermediate-range	Hwasong-8 Hwasong-10 Hwasong-12 Hwasong-12A Hwasong-12B Hwasong-16A Hwasong-16B Taepodong-1
ICBM	Hwasong-13 Hwasong-14 Hwasong-15 Hwasong-17 Hwasong-18 Hwasong-19 KN-14 Taepodong-2
SLBM	Pukguksong-1 Pukguksong-3 Pukguksong-4 Pukguksong-5 Pukguksong-6 Hwasong-11S
Cruise missiles	C-602 C-802 Hwasal-1 Hwasal-1 Ra-3 Hwasal-2 Pulhwasal-3-31 HY-1 P-15 Termit P-20
Anti-ship missiles	C-602 C-802 Hwasal-2 Kh-28 Kumsong-3 P-15 Termit Padasuri-6
Surface-to-air missiles	Pongae-5 Pongae-6 Pyoljji-1-2 S-200 Buk Tor S-75 Dvina S-125 Neva/Pechora 2K12 Kub
Air to air missiles	R/K-13 R-23/24 R-60 R-73/74 R-27 R-4 R-40 R/K-8 K-9 R-38
Anti-tank guided missiles	AT-1 AT-2 AT-3 Susong-Po AT-4 Bulsae-2 AT-5 Bulsae-3 AT-6 AT-7 AT-14 Bulsae-3
Air to ground missiles	AS-8 Kh-23 Kh-28 Kh-25 Kh-29 Kh-35 P-15
Torpedoes	SAET-60 Type 53–65E
Transporter erector launchers	MAZ-543 MAZ-547 WS51200
Artillery rockets and MRLs	KN-25 KN-09 BM-24 BMD-20 BM-11 M-1985 Type 63
Missile tests	1993 2006 2009 2013 2014 2017 2021–2023
= U.S. designation. Names in italic are unconfirmed official designation.

Categories: