North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided the first test-fire of Hwasongpho-16B, a new-type intermediate-range solid-fueled ballistic missile loaded with newly-developed hypersonic gliding warhead.
North Korea tests intermediate-range ballistic missiles, likely for developing a new hypersonic missile, aiming to advance weapons against remote targets.
North Korea has conducted six rounds of missiles tests so far this year, most of them reportedly involving cruise missiles that fly at a low altitude to overcome opponents' missile defenses.