▲ North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) walks with military officials as he observes the Hwasong-11 Ra surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile being test-fired at an unspecified location on April 19, 2026, to verify the characteristics and power of a cluster bomb warhead and fragmentation mine warhead applied to the tactical ballistic missile, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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N Korea says it tested tactical ballistic missile, multiple rocket launcher, cruise missile

SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea tested a newly developed lightweight multi-purpose missile launching system and a multiple tactical cruise missile weapon system the previous day, its state media said Wednesday.

The tests were overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and are part of the country's efforts to modernize the artillery and missile units of its armed forces under a five-year goal for national defense development, the Korean Central News Agency said in a dispatch.

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