{
  "id": "hwasong-17",
  "name": "Hwasong-17",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "PRK",
  "category": "Intercontinental ballistic missile",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 2020,
  "operators": [
    "PRK"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Hwasong-17 North Korean Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) is the largest missile yet developed by nuclear-armed North Korea, and it is the world's largest road-mobile, liquid-fueled ICBM.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Propulsion",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "2 RD-250-type rocket engines (first stage); liquid rocket engine",
      "src": [
        "weg-hwasong-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "warhead",
      "v": "nuclear weapon, possibly MRV",
      "src": [
        "weg-hwasong-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "payload_kg",
      "v": [
        2000,
        3500
      ],
      "src": [
        "weg-hwasong-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Warhead weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Basing",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "11-axle transporter erector launcher (TEL)",
      "src": [
        "weg-hwasong-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": [
        24,
        26
      ],
      "src": [
        "weg-hwasong-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "diameter_m",
      "v": [
        2.4,
        2.9
      ],
      "src": [
        "weg-hwasong-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "launch_weight_kg",
      "v": [
        80000,
        150000
      ],
      "src": [
        "weg-hwasong-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "tel-heavy",
  "image": {
    "file": "hwasong-17.jpg",
    "thumb": "hwasong-17-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "North Korea Public Relationships",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hwasong17-20201010-KORN_Pyonyang-N323-2.jpg",
    "title": "File:Hwasong17-20201010-KORN Pyonyang-N323-2.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-06",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/hwasong-17.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-hwasong-17": {
      "title": "Hwasong-17 North Korean Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Hwasong-17_North_Korean_Intercontinental_Ballistic_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}