North Korea "Test-fired New Anti-Air Missile Yesterday"

Published 01 Oct.2021 06:28(KST)

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] North Korea announced that it conducted a test launch of a new anti-air missile on the 30th of last month. This came just two days after the hypersonic missile launch on the 28th of last month.

Korean Central News Agency reported on the 1st, "The National Defense Science Institute conducted the test launch on September 30 with the purpose of verifying the comprehensive combat performance of the newly developed anti-air missile, as well as confirming the operational practicality of the launcher, detector, and the integrated combat command vehicle."

Party Secretary Pak Jong-chon observed the test launch along with officials from the defense science research sector.