Hypersonic Missile Newly Developed by Academy of Defence Science Test-fired

 Pyongyang, September 29 (KCNA) -- The Academy of Defence Science of  the DPRK test-fired a hypersonic missile Hwasong-8 newly developed by it  in Toyang-ri, Ryongrim County of Jagang Province on Tuesday morning. 

Pak Jong Chon, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau and  secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea,  watched the test-launch with leading officials in the sector of national  defence science. 

The development of the hypersonic missile, one of 5 top-priority tasks of  the five-year plan facing the field of strategic weapon for the development  of defence science and weapon systems set forth at the 8th Congress of the  Party, has been pushed forward according to a sequential, scientific and  reliable development process. 

The development of this weapon system which has been regarded as a  top priority work under the special care of the Party's Central Committee is  of great strategic significance in markedly boosting the independent power  of ultra-modern defence science and technology of the country and in  increasing the nation's capabilities for self-defence in every way. 

In the first test-launch, national defence scientists confirmed the  navigational control and stability of the missile in the active section and  also its technical specifications including the guiding maneuverability and  the gliding flight characteristics of the detached hypersonic gliding warhead. 

It also ascertained the stability of the engine as well as of the missile fuel  ampoule that has been introduced for the first time. 

The test results proved that all the technical specifications met the design  requirements. 

Pak Jong Chon mentioned the strategic importance of the development of  the hypersonic missile and its deployment for action. He also noted the  military significance of turning all missile fuel systems into ampoules. 

He stressed the need for all the defence science research teams and  workers of the munitions industry to rise up with higher spirit to implement  the decisions made at the 8th Party Congress true to our Party's policy of 

 

prioritizing defence science and technology and thus make greater  successes in the work of increasing the country's defence capabilities  thousand-fold. -0-