Published On 5/27/2026
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North Korea confirmed on Wednesday that it had tested a new lightweight multiple missile launch system, in addition to a tactical cruise missile weapons system.
North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency reported that the tests, which were conducted on Tuesday and were previously revealed by the military, were supervised by leader Kim Jong Un.
The agency added that the tests “analyzed and estimated the power of a warhead for special missions on a tactical ballistic missile, and the reliability of a 240 mm artillery guided missile with an extended firing range and using a highly accurate autonomous navigation system.”
The Central News Agency quoted Kim as saying that the weapons systems are “a clear indication of the modernization of our military forces and an event that indicates great technical progress,” adding that “having sufficient destructive power is a basic condition for our army’s operations, which theoretically makes it impossible for any enemy force to survive except by chance.”
On Tuesday, South Korea announced that its northern neighbor had fired several projectiles, including a ballistic missile, off its western coast, in the latest military tests this year, adding that the missiles had passed a distance of approximately 80 kilometers.
The launches that took place on Tuesday were North Korea’s first in 37 days, and the eighth test this year.
North Korea is subject to United Nations sanctions prohibiting its development of nuclear weapons and use of ballistic missile technology, restrictions it has repeatedly violated.
