Hwasal-2 vs SOM (missile): Specs Compared

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ACruise & anti-ship missiles

Long-range, land-attack cruise missile Surface-to-surface missile

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BCruise & anti-ship missiles

Air-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Hwasal-2Length

7 m

SOM (missile)Length

3.657 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Hwasal-2larger figure on 1 of 1

SOM (missile)larger figure on 0 of 1

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

10 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

3.66m

Length+91%

All recorded figures & sources

7 m

Length

Single source

7 m (23 ft)^[source]

3.657 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Hwasal-2 and SOM (missile) configuration
Specification	Hwasal-2	SOM (missile)
Type	Long-range, land-attack cruise missile Surface-to-surface missile^[source]	Air-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile^[source]
Place of origin	North Korea^[source]	Turkey^[source]
In service	2021–present^[source]	Since 2017^[source]
Used by	Korean People's Army^[source]	Turkish Air Force

Manufacturer	North Korea^[source]	ROKETSAN SOM-J is manufactured by TÜBİTAK SAGE and ROKETSAN in Turkey.^[source]

Warhead	tactical nuclear weapons 400 kg (880 lb) warhead^[source]	230 kilograms (507 lb) SOM-A: High Explosive Blast-Fragmentation Warhead SOM-B1: High Explosive Blast-Fragmentation Warhead SOM-B2: Dual Stage Tandem Penetrating Warhead SOM-J: Semi-Armor Piercing Warhead^[source]