Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) — Under the artillery and missile forces modernization plan for attaining the five-year goal of national defence development, the defence scientific research sector of the DPRK conducted a test of updated 240 mm-calibre controlled multiple-launch rockets on September 22.
The test was guided by Ko Pyong Hyon, chairman of the Second Economy Commission of the DPRK.
The test was overseen by KPA Marshal Pak Jong Chon, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Full General Kim Jong Sik, first vice department director of the Central Committee of the WPK, Full General Jang Chang Ha, general director of the Missile Administration of the DPRK, and Major General Yu Chang Son, director of the Artillery Bureau of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army.
The autonomous pinpoint guide system was applied to the updated 240 mm-calibre controlled multiple-launch rockets. The updated rockets are capable of striking the targets 100 km away in a trajectory flight mode and those 115 km away in a combined glide mode.
That day’s test proved the hit accuracy and superiority of the range-extended rockets.
The leading cadres expressed their unanimous view that the development of range-extended rockets assures them of a significant change in the firepower readiness along the southern border.
Referring to the idea of the head of state on giving priority to the development of the army artillery and missile forces, KPA Marshal Pak Jong Chon stressed the need to concentrate the deadliest and destructive attack forces on southern border.
Recalling the idea of the instructions given by the head of state that to constantly expose the enemy to extreme uneasiness and fear constitutes an important and decisive part in exercising the war deterrent, he underscored the need to make the enemy aware of the fact that we have replaced all our armed forces’ long-range strike means with the latest ones at the earliest date.
To build the most powerful artillery force is our Party’s principal defence building strategy emphasized again at the Second Meeting of the Ninth Central Military Commission of the WPK, he said, requesting for greater efforts and activities of the defence science research sector and the munitions industrial workers to bolster up the military muscle. -0-
