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South Korea has begun deploying its Hyunmoo-5 surface-to-surface ballistic missile to frontline military units, military officials said Sunday.

According to South Korean military officials, the missile began entering frontline units in late 2025 and is expected to complete full operational deployment before the current administration leaves office in 2030. The Hyunmoo-5 is capable of carrying a conventional warhead weighing up to eight tons, making it the heaviest payload ever fielded on a South Korean missile system.

The Hyunmoo-5 is a South Korean surface-to-surface ballistic missile designed primarily for bunker-buster missions, intended to strike deeply buried underground facilities. While it is officially classified as a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), its technical characteristics and regional security context allow it to also be categorized as a medium-range or intermediate-range ballistic missile by some analysts.