The Epoch Times North Korea’s state media said Thursday the country successfully fired a “hypersonic” missile, a claim that has yet to be independently confirmed.
The “hypersonic gliding warhead” reportedly manoeuvred 120 kilometers (75 miles) laterally before it traveled 700 kilometers (435 miles) to “precisely” hit its target, Pyongyang state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) claimed.
Other aspects such as flight control and the missile’s ability to operate in the winter were also confirmed in the test launch, KCNA asserted, adding that the missile was able to combine “multi-step glide jump flight and strong lateral manoeuvring.”
