North Korea's Missile General Bureau Conducts Important Weapon System Tests
Xinhua News Agency, Pyongyang, November 3 (Reporter Wang Tianliao) According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 3rd, the North Korean Missile General Bureau conducted a power assessment test of the strategic cruise missile cluster warhead and a vertical strike flight characteristic test on the 2nd.
According to reports, when announcing the assessment test results, the Warhead Research Institute of the North Korean Missile General Bureau stated that the medium-sized cluster warhead carried by the cruise missile can flatten a target area of about 5 to 6 hectares. At the same time, the Cruise Missile System Research Institute of the Missile General Bureau indicated that improvements were made to the terminal maneuverability characteristics of the cruise missile based on the natural geographical features of the weapon system's applicable area, completing a vertical strike on the target.
The Director of the Missile General Bureau stated that North Korea's armed forces must defend the country's security and deter all threats. He said that the relevant tests are part of normal scientific research activities aimed at enhancing the power of the combat system.
North Korea's Missile Bureau conducted tests on November 2, evaluating the power of warhead dispersion for strategic cruise missiles and their vertical strike flight characteristics. The tests demonstrated that the missile system could obliterate a target area of approximately 5 to 6 hectares. Improvements were made to enhance the missile's terminal maneuvering capabilities, as part of ongoing research to strengthen combat systems.
- North Korea's Missile Bureau conducted tests on November 2.
- The tests evaluated the power of warhead dispersion for strategic cruise missiles.
- The missile system can destroy approximately 5 to 6 hectares of target area.
- Improvements were made to the missile's terminal maneuvering characteristics.
- The tests are part of normal research activities to enhance combat system capabilities.