Images reveal North Korea test-fired a new type of SRBM system on 25 March

摘要

Images released by North Korea's state-run media show that the country appears to have tested a new type of short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) system on 25 March that was first showcased by Pyongyang during its 14 January military parade. The tactical, road-mobile system, which was shown test-launching a new SRBM type from a five-axle transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) vehicle, was described by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 26 March as a newly developed guided-weapon system armed with missiles carrying a 2.5-ton warhead and featuring "core technologies" already seen in the previously developed "tactical guided projectile". The KCNA noted in its report that the two SRBMs North Korea launched the previous day into the East Sea (also known as Sea of Japan) "accurately hit the target set in the waters 600 kilometres off the east coast of Korea".