On Sunday, April 19, the DPRK tested a modified Hwasongpho-11 Ra surface-to-surface ballistic missile. This was reported by the Korea Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) on Monday, April 20.
According to the agency, the DPRK Missile Administration conducted a test launch to evaluate the warhead power of advanced tactical ballistic missiles. Five missiles were launched towards the target island at a distance of 136 km, and delivered a concentrated strike on an area of 12.5-13 hectares.
The tests were monitored by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who expressed great satisfaction with the results.
“The development and implementation of dispersed combat units for different purposes makes it possible to adequately and effectively meet the operational needs of our army,” said Comrade Kim Jong Un. an agency.
The previous day, North Korea was reported to have fired an unspecified type of ballistic missile in the eastern direction.
On March 29, it became known that North Korea successfully conducted a ground test of an advanced solid-propellant engine of a ballistic missile capable of reaching the US mainland.