Amid the continued tests of operational efficiency of the Destroyer Choe Hyon of the Navy of the Korean People's Army, a strategic cruise missile test-fire was conducted again on March 10.

DPRK: Destroyer Choe Hyon Conducts Test-Fire of Strategic Cruise Missiles!

The test-fire on the destroyer was aimed at evaluating the reliability of the national integrated control system of strategic weapons and the destroyer’s detection and weapon systems and verifying the combat effectiveness of the integrated combat system in technical aspects, Kim Jong Un said, adding that on the other hand, it is to demonstrate the Navy’s strategic attack posture and make sailors well versed in relevant military activities.

The Destroyer Choe Hyon received target information, and the launch was approved according to relevant procedures and cruise missiles launched simultaneously to hit several targets.

The launched cruise missiles flew along the flight orbit set in the sky above the West Sea of Korea for 10 116s to 10 138s and hit the individual island targets.