Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un recently watched a test fire of new-type anti-ship rockets, the official KCNA news agency reported Monday.
朝中社周一报道,朝鲜最高领导人金正恩最近视察了一种新型反舰火箭的试发射过程。
The state media said "the rockets, which were developed at the ultra-modern level, are being
deployed1 at the
naval2 units of the KPA (Korean People's Army)," yet without referring to when the firing drill took place.
"The highly intelligent rockets safely flew at the designated altitude,
accurately3 detecting and hitting the "enemy" warship," the KCNA said.
Kim was
debriefed4 on the drill plan and gave the order to start at an observation post. He expressed satisfaction after the test fire, saying "the rockets accurately hit the target and their
capability5 for discerning target is very high."
Kim also said that the launch "marked another fresh
milestone6 in
bolstering7 up the Juche-based naval force and the navy's operational capability has been
remarkably8 increased."
He instructed to
fulfill9 more tasks to further beef up the navy and called for bringing science and technology in national
defense10 to the world level.
South Korean local media said the DPRK on Sunday launched what were believed to be short-range "KN-01" missiles for 26 minutes from 4:21 p.m. (0721 GMT) from its Wonsan area, a major port on the DPRK's east coast.