BREAKING: North Korea claims test-fired weapon is "supersonic missile"
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) - The weapon that Pyongyang test-fired on Wednesday morning was a "supersonic missile," North Korea's state-run KCNA news agency reported on Monday. A hypersonic missile, and the test was successful. This is according to the South Korean news agency Yonhap.
Wednesday's missile test was the first for North Korea since October 2021, and it was captured by military observers from South Korea, the United States and Japan, and criticized Pyongyang for its actions. This, too, was initially assumed to be a ballistic missile.
"During Wednesday's test, a supersonic missile was fired by a rocket launcher and flew at a range of 700 km before hitting its target," the KCNA said in a statement. The KCNA also revealed the North Korean military's ability to conduct missile launches, even in winter.
This is not a new weapon that North Korea has tested. In September 2021, Pyongyang announced for the first time a supersonic missile test to show that it is also close to the world's top military power. Also in the world in the development of this great weapon.
Unlike ballistic missiles, which have to fly at high altitudes and then come back down to drop targets, hypersonic missiles can fly at low altitudes and Up to five times faster than the speed of sound, or 6,200 kilometers per hour. It is a weapon that Russia is leading in development.
