{
  "id": "hwasong-19",
  "name": "Hwasong-19",
  "aliases": [
    "Hwasongpho‑19",
    "HS‑19"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "PRK",
  "category": "Solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 2024,
  "operators": [
    "PRK"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Hwasong-19 North Korean Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) is North Korea’s newest solid‑fuel intercontinental ballistic missile and currently the largest known road‑mobile ICBM in the world, designed to complement and surpass the earlier Hwasong‑18.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "The Hwasong-19 intercontinental ballistic missile is manufactured by state-run defense industries in North Korea under the authority of the General Missile…",
      "src": [
        "weg-hwasong-19"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Propulsion",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "The missile uses three solid‑fuel stages and is “cold‑launched,” meaning it is ejected from a launch canister before its main motors ignite, which reduces…",
      "src": [
        "weg-hwasong-19"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 15000,
      "src": [
        "weg-hwasong-19"
      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "note": "Assessed minimum range; not demonstrated on a standard (non-lofted) trajectory"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 19,
      "src": [
        "weg-hwasong-19"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "launch_weight_kg",
      "v": 80000,
      "src": [
        "weg-hwasong-19"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "tel-heavy",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Editorial correction: Range parsed from narrative text; set to the 15,000 km figure the source states"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/hwasong-19.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-hwasong-19": {
      "title": "Hwasong-19 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-19_North_Korean_Intercontinental_Ballistic_Missile",
      "published": "2026-08-12",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}