In a grand display of military power, South Korea recently unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile to date, the Hyunmoo-5. The presentation took place during the 76th anniversary of Armed Forces Day at a military ceremony near Seoul.

Eager citizens waved flags and aged veterans stood at attention as armor rumbled through central Seoul’s concrete canyons, while a line of Apache attack helicopters whirled overhead and formations of fighter jets thundered through the clouds.

South Korea has unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile that could target North Korea. It did so during an Armed Forces Day ceremony on Tuesday as the president warned that North Korea's regime will collapse if it attempts to use nuclear weapons.

President Yoon Suk Yeol (C) passes by a transporter erector launcher carrying the Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile during a ceremony marking Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1, 2024, at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, just south of the capital. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

On Armed Forces Day, South Korea will unveil the Hyunmoo-5 missile, featuring an 8-ton warhead and 3,000-kilometer range.

President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday that North Korea will face the end of its regime if it attempts to use nuclear weapons, warning a 'resolute and overwhelming' response from

South Korea showcased a ballistic missile capable of carrying an eight-ton warhead and featured a flypast of a U.S. bomber at military parades in Seoul on Tuesday, a show of force now held annually to signal readiness to respond to North Korean threats.

South Korea has unveiled the latest version of its globally unique Hyunmoo-V ballistic missile. This missile is designed to destroy the deepest bunkers and ballistic missile silos in North Korea. We explain why it is fearsome despite not having a nuclear warhead.