The Pongae-5 (; KN-06 under the

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) is a North Korean

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system. The system was first shown publicly at the 65th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea on 10 October 2010.

History

In March 2010,

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reportedly visited the Huichon Youth Electrical Complex where he examined Pongae-5 missiles.

Design

The Pongae-5 is a long-range SAM that bears resemblance to the Russian S-300 and Chinese FT-2000. Imagery of missile launch tubes shows they are larger in diameter, but shorter than the S-300's missiles. The missiles are mounted on locally produced, stretched 6X6 KamAZ 55111 (Taebaeksan 96) launcher trucks, with each holding three missile tubes. The Pongae-5 is reportedly capable of hitting targets up to away. The system is equipped with a ''Flap Lid'' type

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Development

A test launch occurred in June 2011. Another test launch, attended by

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was reported on 2 April 2016. As of May 2017, it was reportedly still undergoing testing.

Deployment

The system underwent final testing on 28 May 2017, with

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reporting that 'glitches' previously identified during testing had been resolved. It said the new system would be mass-produced and deployed across the country. According to the

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, North Korea has 156 operational Pongae-5 mobile launchers.

Operators

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