North Korea “Successful launch of hypersonic missiles…Kim Jong-un observes”▶ Click here for a larger view
North Korea announced on the 12th that it successfully conducted a hypersonic missile test-fire in the presence of Chairman Kim Jong-un the day before.
The Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers’ Party of Korea, said on the same day, “Comrade Kim Jong-un observed the hypersonic missile test launch conducted at the Academy of Defense Science on January 11.”
“The hypersonic gliding flying combat unit separated from the launched missile glided once more from the 600km line, and performed a strong turning maneuver of 240km from the initial launch azimuth to the target azimuth, and hit the set target in the 1,000km water area.” claimed that
North Korea “Successful launch of hypersonic missiles…Kim Jong-un observes”▶ Click here for a larger view
Chairman Kim praised the practical achievements of scientists, engineers and officials in the missile research sector who achieved great success in the field of hypersonic weapons development, which has the most important strategic significance among the five core tasks of the Five-Year Plan for Defense Development, and the practical achievements of the party organizations. A special thanks was given in the name of the Party Central Committee,” the newspaper reported.
If you look at the photos released by North Korea, it is the same type of missile with a ‘conical warhead’ that was launched on the 5th.
Earlier, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said that North Korea fired a projectile presumed to be a ballistic missile from inland to the East Sea around 7:27 a.m. the previous day.
North Korea also fired a ballistic missile into the East Sea from the Jagang Province area on the 5th.
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