SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guided a ground test of a solid-fuel engine for a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic missile as part of a programme of developing national defence capability, state news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday (March 20).
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gestures as he guides a training of the fire division, in North Korea, March 18, 2024, in this picture released on March 19, 2024, by the Korean Central News Agency.SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guided a ground test of a solid-fuel engine for a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic missile as part of a programme of developing national defence capability, state news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday .
"The great success" of the test allowed for the project to proceed under a timetable for completing the development of the new hypersonic IRBM," it said, using the short form for intermediate-range ballistic missile. KCNA did not provide the specifics of the engine tested on Tuesday or the technical nature of the test.
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