{
  "id": "hwasong-18",
  "name": "Hwasong-18",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "PRK",
  "category": "Intercontinental ballistic missile",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 2023,
  "operators": [
    "PRK"
  ],
  "summary": "Three-stage, solid-propellant, road-mobile ICBM, first tested on 13 April 2023.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 15000,
      "src": [
        "csis-hwasong18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "launch_weight_kg",
      "v": 55000,
      "src": [
        "csis-hwasong18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Approximately 55 tons"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": [
        25,
        26.95
      ],
      "src": [
        "csis-hwasong18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "diameter_m",
      "v": 2,
      "src": [
        "csis-hwasong18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "Three-stage solid propellant",
      "src": [
        "csis-hwasong18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "warhead",
      "v": "Nuclear or conventional; single warhead of unknown weight",
      "src": [
        "csis-hwasong18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "basing",
      "v": "Road-mobile TEL",
      "src": [
        "csis-hwasong18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "change": "Initial draft entry from cited open sources"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "change": "Added payload options and capabilities"
    }
  ],
  "art": "tel-heavy",
  "image": null,
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Single reentry vehicle",
      "role": "Intercontinental strike",
      "src": [
        "csis-hwasong18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "range_km": 15000,
      "caps": {
        "Warhead": "Nuclear or conventional; weight unknown"
      }
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/hwasong-18.html",
  "sources": {
    "csis-hwasong18": {
      "title": "Hwasong-18",
      "publisher": "CSIS Missile Defense Project",
      "url": "https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/hwasong-18/",
      "published": "2026-01-13",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-10-03"
    }
  }
}