North Korea Says It Test-Fires New Anti-Aircraft Missile

North Korea informed that it has test-fired a new type of anti-aircraft missile capable of downing air targets at longer distances with enhanced accuracy.

As per the official reports, the North’s Academy of Defence Science carried out the test aimed at “confirming the practicality of operation of the launcher, radar and comprehensive battle command vehicle as well as the comprehensive combat performance of the missile.

Further, the Academy verified the “remarkable” combat performance of the new missile that features rapid response and guided accuracy with a missile control system as it introduced new technologies that included “twin-rudder control technology” and a “double-impulse flight engine”. The North has also been successful in substantially increasing the effective range of the missile.

The twin-rudder control technology appears to be aimed at increasing mobility by attaching variable wings to the warhead and at the middle of the missile.