Hanwha to Fire Chunmoo Rockets From a Ship Off the US Coast
Hanwha Aerospace's US arm will test-fire Chunmoo missiles from a vessel off the southern US coast this month, checking whether its land-based rocket launcher can go to sea. It follows an April pact with Florida's Magnet Defense to build a containerized Chunmoo launcher for the H38 unmanned surface vessel.
- Original source: koreaherald.com.
- The source published it on Nov 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM.
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Hanwha Aerospace said Monday its US subsidiary will run two test-firings of Chunmoo missiles from a vessel off the southern US coast later this month. The launches are meant to gauge how well the land-based multiple rocket launcher holds up when deployed on ships. It is the first shipboard trial the company has announced for the system.
The tests trace back to an April agreement between Hanwha Defense USA and Florida-based Magnet Defense. The two are developing a containerized Chunmoo launcher built for the H38, a medium unmanned surface vessel. Containerizing the launcher is what would let the system slot onto ships and unmanned platforms without a bespoke deck installation.
Hanwha Defense USA, known as HDUSA, has been pushing deeper into the US maritime defense market. It is in talks to acquire Austal USA, the American subsidiary of Australian shipbuilder Austal, with negotiations still under way over key terms. No price or timeline for that deal has been disclosed.
Last month, HDUSA locked in a $269 million contract from shipbuilding management company TOTE Services to build a medium landing ship for the US Navy and Marine Corps. That win arrived two years after Hanwha bought Philly Shipyard in 2024, another marker of its US shipbuilding buildout.
TopicsHanwha Aerospace · Hanwha Defense USA · Chunmoo · Magnet Defense · Austal USA · TOTE Services · Philly Shipyard · H38
Source: koreaherald.com
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