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North Korea tests air defense missile and stages cruise missile drill
North Korea said it tested a newly designed air defense missile system on Nov.
4, according to state media.
The test was meant to check the missile’s guidance, target-tracking and detection systems.
A cruise missile unit also practiced striking a simulated airport with a long-range missile.
South Korea’s military said it detected multiple missiles launched from the Sondok area on North Korea’s east coast toward the sea.
The reports connect those launches to the weapons activity, but South Korea said the missiles may have included a short-range ballistic missile.
The drills highlight North Korea’s efforts to improve its weapons systems and their combat reliability.
North Korea has not announced further tests or next steps.
North Korea said it tested a newly designed air-defence missile system and held a cruise missile strike drill on Nov. 4.
The test was intended to confirm the system’s technical specifications and capabilities, according to state media.
A cruise missile unit struck a virtual airport target in the drill, KCNA said.
South Korea’s military detected multiple missiles launched from the Sondok area toward the sea on Wednesday.
- Who
- North Korea’s Missile Administration conducted the air-defence test. A cruise missile unit also held the drill.
- What
- North Korea test-fired a new air-defence missile system and conducted a cruise missile strike drill.
- When
- Nov. 4, according to KCNA.
- Where
- The missile launch was detected from the Sondok area in eastern North Korea. The cruise missile unit was in the east.
- Why
- KCNA said the test was to confirm the system’s technical specifications and capabilities.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
North Korea conducted the air-defence missile test and cruise missile strike drill, according to KCNA.
South Korea’s military detected multiple missiles launched from the Sondok area toward the sea.
KCNA reported the test and drill.
- Test date
- Nov. 4
- Air-defence test
- Newly designed missile system
- Drill target
- Virtual airport
- Launch location
- Sondok area, eastern North Korea
- South Korean assessment
- Multiple missiles were detected heading toward the sea
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What people are saying
The test-fire proved the technical specifications and reliability of the new material and intelligent multiple guided mode of the projectile, target identification and tracking capability of the air-defence missile system and its detection information processing device
The relevant test and drill are an extension of obligatory activities of the national defence and military sectors at all levels to put the combat systems on a technically high level and improve the combat reliability of the strategic weapon