The missile touched a “target at sea at 1,000 km distance”, according to the official North Korean press agency KCNA.
Le Monde with AFP and Reuters
North Korea has successfully tested a hypersonic missile, affirmed on Wednesday, January 12, The official North Korean press agency KCNA . It is its second test of this type in less than a week, first reported by South Korea and Japan.
The missile carrying a “hypersonic hyperant ogive” has affected a “target at sea at 1,000 km distance,” said Kcna, received in Seoul, adding that this test still had “more confirmed” “excellent maneuverability” of the hypersonic combat unit “.
” Progress “
photos posted on the Rodong Sinmun website, the Official Journal of the Party of Workers, in power, show the shot of missile, at dawn, under the gaze of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-a surrounded by men in military uniform.
The South Korean defense estimated that this shot had reached hypersonic speed and clearly attest to “progress” compared to last week.
The hypersonic missiles fly to MACH 5, or more, and can change courses in flight, which makes them more difficult to detect and intercept.