DPRK Missile Administration Succeeds in Test-fire of New-type Intermediate-range Hypersonic Missile

Pyongyang, April 3 (KCNA) -- A test-fire of new-type intermediate-range
hypersonic missile of another military strategic value was successfully
conducted in the great heyday of development of the Juche-oriented defence
industry that witnesses powerful absolute weaponry of Korean style being
developed in succession thanks to the devoted efforts of defence scientists
upholding with their steadfast faith and correct practice the plan and decision
of the Workers’ Party of Korea to bolster up the national defence capability
in every way at the highest level.
Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and
president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
(DPRK), guided the first test-fire of Hwasongpho-16-Na, a new-type
intermediate-range solid-fueled ballistic missile loaded with newly-
developed hypersonic glide vehicle, on the spot on April 2.

Accompanying him was Kim Jong Sik, vice department director of the WPK
Central Committee.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un was greeted on the spot by General
Jang Chang Ha, general director of the Missile Administration, and leading
officials in the field of defence science.
The test-fire was aimed at confirming the designed technical specifications
of the new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile as a whole and
verifying the reliability of this weapon system.
It was conducted in the way of verifying the characteristics of pull-up flight
orbit and cross-range maneuvering capability of the hypersonic glide vehicle
while confining its range to 1 000 kilometers, in consideration of safety, and
forcibly controlling the speed and altitude by means of delaying the start-up
of the second-stage engine and rapidly changing the flight orbit in the active
region.

The defence scientists were filled with the boundless pride of being
scientists of the great military power, great confidence and militant
enthusiasm as they were to conduct the test-fire of another powerful ultra-
modern weapon capable of defending our state’s right to self-defence in the
presence of Kim Jong Un again, who has personally blazed the ceaseless
untrodden path to developing and perfecting ultra-modern weapons with his

unshakable will and inexhaustible energy, out of the noble sense of
responsibility for the destiny of the country and people, and devoted himself
to their steady and rapid development.
Kim Jong Un went to the launching position and looked round the new-type
intermediate-range solid-fueled ballistic missile Hwasongpho-16-Na loaded
with a hypersonic glide vehicle to learn in detail about the weapon system.
Then he mounted the command observation post and received a report on
the plan for test-fire of the missile and issued an order to launch it.
General Jang Chang Ha guided the test-fire.

When a command was given, the high-tech missile was launched, fully
demonstrating the military muscle of the Republic.
The hypersonic glide vehicle, separated from the missile after its launch
northeastward at an army unit's training field in a suburb of Pyongyang,
reached its first peak at the height of 101.1 kilometers and the second peak at
the height of 72.3 kilometers while making 1 000-km-long flight as
scheduled and accurately landed on the waters of the East Sea of Korea.
The test-fire had no negative effect on the security of the neighboring
countries.
The characteristics of the prompt and excellent maneuverability of the
newly-developed hypersonic glide vehicle was clearly proved through the
test-fire and the important military strategic value of the new-type
intermediate-range hypersonic missile received a significant appreciation
through verification under the extremely worst test conditions.
Expressing great satisfaction over the result of the test-fire,
Kim Jong Un highly appreciated the feats of the officials, scientists and
technicians in the field of defence science who carried out the order given by
the Party most excellently, truthfully and perfectly by turning out with their
do-or-die determination in the drive for developing the Juche-based
weaponry to implement the strategic plan of the Party Central Committee
and fully displaying their intense loyalty and patriotism.
He said with pride that another powerful strategic offensive weapon was
developed to demonstrate the absolute advantage of our defence science and
technology and thus we came to successfully implement the Party Central
Committee’s three principles of building missile armed force for rapidly,
accurately and powerfully striking any enemy target on the globe by

perfecting the project for putting all the tactical, operational and strategic
missiles with various ranges on a solid-fueled, warhead-controlled and
nuclear warhead-carrying basis.
Noting that the current epoch-making success serves as a special event in
which a great change will be brought about in enhancing the nuclear war
deterrent of the armed forces of our Republic, he stressed that it is a precious
fruition born of our arduous defence science research spanning nearly ten
years, a demonstration of the validity of the WPK’s line of building the
military capability for self-defence and a worthwhile victory won by our
strength, wisdom and efforts.
Gravely referring to the military confrontational acts against the DPRK by
the enemies who have recently run higher fever in boosting their military
alliance and staging all sorts of war drills, thus threatening the security of
our state day after day, he said that it is the most urgent task at present for
our state to develop an overwhelming power capable of containing and
controlling the enemies and that our defence science sector should
continuously bring bigger successes, remaining more faithful to its historic
duty to steadily improve the strongest national defence capacity.
He affirmed that the WPK will reliably defend the peace, prosperity and
future of the country by steadily, rapidly and more thoroughly bolstering up
the military capability for self-defence.
He set forth the strategic tasks for making a continued leap forward and
innovations in the development of ultra-modern weapons by more signally
strengthening the self-supporting and modern character of the Juche-oriented
military industry.
Inspired by his deep trust and militant encouragement, all the defence
scientists hardened the firm determination to devote themselves with
redoubled courage to the sacred struggle for further boosting the arsenal of
the Juche revolution, true to the leadership of the Party Central Committee,
and thus bolster up the matchless national defence capability with serial
successes in developing ultra-modern strategic and tactical weapon systems.
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