Pyongyang, April 20 (KCNA) — The Missile Administration of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea conducted a test-fire on April 19 to evaluate the power of warhead of the improved surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile Hwasongpho-11 Ra.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the DPRK, supervised the test-fire.
Among the spectators were Kim Jong Sik, member of the Central Military Commission of the WPK and first vice department director of the WPK Central Committee, Full General Jang Chang Ha, general director of the Missile Administration, Lieut. General An Yong Hwan, commander of the 1st Corps of the Korean People’s Army, Lieut. General Ju Song Nam, commander of the 2nd Corps of the KPA, Lieut. General Jong Myong Nam, commander of the 4th Corps of the KPA, and Lieut. General Ri Jong Guk, commander of the 5th Corps of the KPA.
The purpose of the test-fire is to verify the characteristics and power of cluster bomb warhead and fragmentation mine warhead applied to the tactical ballistic missile.
Five tactical ballistic missiles, launched towards the target area around an island about 136 km away, struck the area of 12.5~13 hectares with the very high density, fully displaying their combat might.
Comrade Kim Jong Un expressed great satisfaction over the test results, saying that the development and introduction of different cluster bomb warheads can meet the operational demand of the KPA in a more satisfactory and effective way and that it is of weighty significance in military actions to boost the high-density striking capability to quell a specific target area as well as the high-precision striking capability.
He appreciated that the technology and records we have acquired and updated today are a valuable result of clearly proving that the organization of a group specializing in research into missile warheads and the five years spent for it were not in vain.
He encouraged the defence science research groups, hoping that they will continuously make successes in the important undertakings to acquire and update various ultra-modern technologies necessary for the combat preparedness of our army.
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