Kim Jong-un, North Korea's State Affairs Commission chairperson, observed a missile test launch conducted on the new 5,000-ton-class destroyer "Choe Hyon-ho," which is set to be commissioned. It was his second visit to observe a missile test launch in a month, following one on the previous month.
Korean Central News Agency reported on the 14th that "within the operational employment evaluation test system for the navy destroyer 'Choe Hyon-ho,' a test launch of strategic cruise missiles and anti-ship (ship-to-ship) missiles was conducted again on the 12th."
The agency said the purpose of the test launch was to inspect the weapons integration command system's launch control system, drill the soldiers' procedures, and verify the accuracy and hit probability of the active anti-jamming navigation system.
According to Korean Central News Agency, the Choe Hyon-ho fired two strategic cruise missiles and three ship-to-ship missiles that day. It also claimed the test launch struck the target with "ultra-precise hit accuracy."
The chairperson watched the test launch from the pier. Afterward, the chairperson was also briefed on the review plan for the weapons systems configuration of the newly built No. 3 and No. 4 destroyers.
Korean Central News Agency reported that the chairperson "expressed great satisfaction that the strategic actions readiness posture of our military has been qualitatively reinforced thanks to recent achievements in the defense science field," and emphasized that "to ceaselessly and without limit expand a powerful and reliable nuclear war deterrent is our party's immutable national defense line."