According to KCNA, Kim Jong-un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK, recently inspected military enterprises and instructed them to improve the quality and increase the number of units in order to enhance the combat effectiveness of artillery. He also test-drove a new 240-mm rocket launcher at the scene, which attracted attention.
Kim Jong-un (right) recently inspected a military industrial complex and test-drove a new 240-mm rocket launcher. Photo credit: KCNA
The Korean Central News Agency reported on the 13th that Kim Jong-un gave on-site guidance to important military enterprises under the Second Economic Commission from the 11th to the 12th. Kim Jong Un inspected the production site of multiple rocket launchers and inspected production plans and work performance.
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During the inspection, Kim Jong Un spoke highly of the automation system and product quality of the rocket artillery vehicle, and called for continuous improvement of quality and increment to further enhance the combat effectiveness of the artillery. He also stressed the need to continuously improve the level of modernization of production processes, improve the performance of launch vehicles and expand production.
Kim Jong-un also visited enterprises producing major sniper weapons and inspected the performance of newly developed weapons, such as sniper rifles. According to the report, Kim Jong-un expressed great concern about the newly developed sniper rifle and praised the developers.
The picture shows Kim Jong-un testing the performance of the new sniper rifle. Photo credit: KCNA
Photo credit: KCNA
Earlier, the Korean Central News Agency reported on the 11th that Kim Jong-un learned about the 240mm rocket artillery weapon system on the spot on the 10th and watched the test firing of controllable rocket artillery shells produced by a number of military enterprises.
KCNA said that the DPRK army is about to undergo significant changes in the strengthening of artillery combat effectiveness.
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Source: China News Network, integrated from the Korean Central News Agency, etc