Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday that the new weapon has proven to be “very reliable” in its latest tests, adding that the country’s combat response is “advantageous.”
The announcement comes a day after South Korea completed its annual joint military exercise with the United States. This was separately condemned on Friday as a “rehearsal of the war of aggression.”
KCNA said Thursday’s tests conducted by the North Korean missiles administration would be to look at the performance of systems that have already begun production.
The report did not specify where the tests were conducted, but said Kim was joined by members of the Central Military Committee of the South Korean Ruling Workers’ Party.
The agency quoted Kim as saying the test proved that the army would “equip another major defence weapons system with admirable combat performance.”
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