North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test launches of newly developed lightweight multi-purpose missile launching systems and tactical cruise missile systems, state-run media reported Wednesday. Photo by KCNA/EPA
SEOUL, May 27 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of new tactical missile and artillery systems intended for frontline units near South Korea, state-run media reported Wednesday, as Pyongyang pushes to modernize its short-range strike capabilities.
The tests conducted Tuesday included a newly developed lightweight multi-purpose missile launcher, a tactical cruise missile system and 240-millimeter guided artillery rockets equipped with ultra-precision navigation systems, the official Korean Central News Agency reported.
Kim singled out the tactical cruise missile system for praise, with KCNA reporting it that would be deployed to long-range artillery brigades in the southern border area near South Korea.
The missile combines an autonomous navigation system with terrain contour matching, or TERCOM, technology and an AI-based terminal guidance function, KCNA said. The system is capable of striking targets roughly 60 miles away through a multimode flight system using gliding and powered flight.
