Thursday, April 18, 2019

Test-Fire of New-Type Tactical Guided Weapon Guided
Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and Supreme Commander of the armed forces of the DPRK, supervised and guided the test-fire of a new-type tactical guided weapon conducted by the Academy of Defence Science on April 17.

Looking round the new-type tactical guided weapon, he was told by the officials of the Academy of Defence Science about the formation of the weapon system and its operation mode.

Saying that the completion of development of the weapon system serves as an event of very weighty significance in increasing the combat capability of the People's Army, he noted that it is a very good thing that the field of national defence science has waged a dynamic struggle for attaining the core research goals set forth by the Party at the 8th Conference of Munitions Industry and thus conducted brisk activities for developing the weapon system of our own style which embodies four elements.

He mounted an observation post to learn about a plan of its test-fire and guided it.

The design indexes of the tactical guided weapon whose advantages are appreciated for the peculiar mode of guiding flight and the load of a powerful warhead were perfectly verified at the test-fire conducted in various modes of firing at different targets.

After watching the power of the new-type tactical guided weapon, he pointed out that the national defence scientists and workers in the field of the munitions industry performed another great work in increasing the country's defence capabilities, saying with pride that he had always been struck with admiration at them in the period of developing strategic weapon and the scientists, technicians and workers are, indeed, great and there is no weapon impossible to make when they are determined to do.

He set phased and strategic goals for keeping munitions production going on and putting national defence science and technology on the cutting-edge level and indicated detailed tasks and ways to this end.

He was accompanied by Kim Phyong Hae, O Su Yong, Jo Yong Won, Ri Pyong Chol, Kim Jong Sik and other senior officials of the Party Central Committee and commanding officers of the Korean People's Army, including Kim Su Gil, Ri Yong Gil, No Kwang Chol, Pak Jong Chon and Pak Kwang Ju.

KCNA

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