World · 22 September 2026
North Korea tested new "hypersonic" missile system on Sunday
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North Korea's state media reported on Tuesday that the country's most recent missile firings incorporated a novel weapons system deemed to be of "great significance." Leader Kim Jong Un attended the tests on Sunday, which imagery indicates were of a Hwasong-11Ma missile, previously characterised as hypersonic. South Korea's military detected two short-range missiles fired from Wonsan, flying about 450 and 600 kilometres towards the sea.
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