The DPRK said it has successfully tested a hypersonic missile. This became known on Wednesday, January 12.
“The DPRK says it successfully tested a hypersonic missile on Tuesday under the leadership of leader Kim Jong-un,” the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (CTAC).
According to North Korea, the hypersonic missile flew 1,000 km and hit the target accurately.
This launch in the DPRK was called the final test, it became the second missile launch by North Korea in a week.
On January 11, the DPRK launched an unidentified shell towards the Sea of Japan. Presumably, this was the launch of a short-range ballistic missile from a ground-based installation.
On January 5, the DPRK confirmed the test of the hypersonic missile, and also estimated its flight range at 700 km. According to North Korean sources, the shell “hit the target exactly.” On the morning of the same day, it became known that North Korea had fired an unidentified shell towards the Sea of Japan, presumably a ballistic missile. In Japan, the crisis headquarters of the office of the prime minister of the state was urgently convened.
On the same day, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said that there was no damage to national ships and aircraft from the DPRK’s launch of an alleged ballistic missile. Kishi noted that the ministry is currently continuing to analyze data on the launch of the projectile.
Source: IZ
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