2024-01-15 06:29:00
North Korea has tested a medium-range ballistic missile with a hypersonic guided warhead, KCNA, the DPRK state agency, announced.
“The test launch is aimed at confirming the gliding and maneuvering flight characteristics of a medium-long-range hypersonic maneuverable guided warhead and the reliability of new multi-stage heavy-duty solid propellant jet engines,” a statement released by KCNA said.
South Korean agency “Yonhap” reportedthat the missile was launched from the territory of the DPRK towards the Sea of Japan, flew regarding a thousand kilometers and fell.
The South Korean Ministry of Defense writes: Archyde.comcondemned the tests carried out by the DPRK, emphasizing that direct provocations from North Korea would be met with an appropriate response.
Archyde.com notes that the missile tests were carried out on the day that the North Korean delegation led by Foreign Minister Choe Song Hui went on an official visit to Moscow.
North Korea and Russia, once morest the backdrop of a full-scale invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine, have strengthened bilateral cooperation, including in the field of weapons. In particular, Western sources claim that the DPRK is supplying Russia with ammunition for use in battles in Ukraine.
North Korea announced its first tests of hypersonic weapons in 2021.
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