South Korea test-fires first Hypersonic Glide Vehicle

Seoul Oct 8 (UNI) South Korea successfully test-launched its first hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) on Thursday, with President Lee Jae Myung observing the launch, the presidential office said, in a step toward fielding a new long-range strike capability. The inaugural test of the system, which is still under development, was meant to verify core hypersonic technologies such as flight trajectory and speed, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a written briefing to the press. She described the HGV as a "game-changing strategic asset" capable of launching surprise precision strikes against enemy targets, Yonhap news agency reported. "The HGV successfully separated…