North Korea says it tested air-defence missile, staged cruise missile drill

La Corea del Nord afferma di aver testato un missile di difesa aerea e di aver condotto un’esercitazione con missili da crociera


A combination picture shows what KCNA says are missile tests being executed by the Missile General Bureau of North Korea, in this handout released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) November 3, 2026. KCNA via REUTERS (Reuters)

SEOUL, Nov 5 (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired a newly designed air-defence missile system and staged a cruise missile strike drill on Wednesday, state media KCNA said on Thursday.

It said the air-defence test confirmed the technical specifications and reliability of the new materials and multiple guidance modes used by the missile, as well as the system’s ability to identify and track targets.

A sub-unit of North Korea’s long-range strategic cruise missile unit in the east also struck a virtual airport target in a drill on Wednesday, KCNA said.

The KCNA report appeared to confirm a South Korean Defence Ministry statement on Wednesday that Pyongyang fired multiple missiles towards the sea from the Sondok area on the east coast. It was the fourth North Korean weapons launch in a month.

(Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Edmund Klamann)

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