Finalizing test-fire for deployment, March 29, 2020. (Photo KCNA via Uriminzokkiri)

The Academy of Defence Science of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea carried out a test-fire of super-large multiple rocket launchers on Sunday to verify once again the tactical and technological specifications of the launch system to be delivered to units of the Korean People's Army.The test-fire was guided by Ri Pyong Chol, member of the Political Bureau and vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, senior officials of the Department of Munitions Industry of the Central Committee of the WPK and Jang Chang Ha, Jon Il Ho and other leading officials in the field of national defence science researches.The test-fire was conducted successfully.Stressing that the operational deployment of the weapon system of super-large multiple rocket launchers is a crucial work of very great significance in realizing a new strategic intention of the Party Central Committee for national defense, Ri Pyong Chol learned about relevant problems arising in delivering the weapon system to the units of the People's Army and set forth relevant tasks for the field of national defense science researches and munitions factories.He appealed to the field of national defence science researches and workers in the field of munitions industry to safeguard the Party and the revolution with the matchless military strength through more intensive and vigorous drive for continuously attaining the goals of key national defense science researches and fulfilling major weapon production plans set forth by the Party Central Committee in the same spirit.(KCNA - March 30, 2020)