North Korea tests a newly developed lightweight multipurpose missile launching system and multiple tactical cruise missile weapon system, developed by the Academy of Defense Sciences, at an unspecified location, Tuesday, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. Yonhap
North Korea has tested a newly developed lightweight multipurpose missile launching system and multiple tactical cruise missiles, state media said Wednesday, with leader Kim Jong-un overseeing the test as part of Pyongyang's ongoing weapons modernization drive.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published the report a day after South Korea's military detected the launch of multiple close-range ballistic missiles (CRBMs) and artillery rockets toward the Yellow Sea from the Jongju area of North Phyongan Province.
CRBMs refer to ballistic missiles that have a relatively short range of less than 300 kilometers.
Tuesday's test was "part of the plan for modernizing the artillery and missile armed forces to attain the five-year goal for national defense development," the KCNA report said.
