Kim Jong-un Overseen by a new type of cruise missile

Seoul, June 9: OnThursday North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a successful launches of several anti-ship cruise missiles from the country's south-eastern coast, state media reported on Friday. The latest test of new land-to-sea projectiles developed by the Pyongyang National Academy of Defense Sciences "capable of striking" any enemy fleets "at will", Efe news reported.

The test is intended to "verify the combat application efficiency of the overall weapon system," the KCNA news agency reported. "At the observation post, Kim Jong-un learned about the tactical and engineering data of the rocket and ordered the start of its test-fire," KCNA reported, adding that the missiles "accurately" detected and hit the simulated ship in the Sea of Japan (East Sea).

Pyongyang fired multiple short-range missiles from the town of Wonsan on Thursday, which flew at a maximum height of 2 km and travelled about 200 km before falling into the Sea of Japan. The North Korean regime said that "reliability of operation of the launching and controlling systems" was confirmed through the test, by checking the launching pad vehicle's mobility characteristics and "rapid firing preparation."

Unlike previous tests, the UN examination against Paleongu on Thursday did not violate, which only prohibited experiments with ballistic missiles. Thursday's test was held earlier this year by North Korea's 10th missile test, and the regime was followed by medial ballistic missile tests on May 29.