The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) carried out another test of its newly revealed strategic underwater weapons system from Tuesday, April 4 to Friday, April 7, the country’s state news agency reported on Saturday.
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The “Haeil-2” submarine nuclear attack drone was deployed for testing in South Hamgyong Province’s Kajin Port on Tuesday afternoon, and sailed 1,000 kilometers of simulated underwater distance in eastern waters for 71 hours and six minutes. .
This new exercise comes after the Pyongyang government warned against taking “overwhelming” measures against joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States.
According to the Korea Central News Agency (KCNA), the unmanned submarine attack device arrived in the target waters off the said province’s Ryongdae port on Friday afternoon, where a test warhead was exactly detonated under the water.
The latest test came days after North Korea carried out a test operation of the “Haeil-1”, an earlier version of the underwater nuclear attack drone, in late March.
The “Haeil-1” crossed 600 kilometers of simulated underwater distance in eastern waters for about 41 hours before detonating an underwater test warhead.
According to an earlier KCNA report, the attack drone’s mission is to “stealthily infiltrate operational waters and make a large-scale radioactive tsunami via underwater blast to destroy enemy naval strike groups and major operational ports.” .
It added that the drone can be “deployed on any coast and port or towed by a surface vessel for the operation.”
It is the third test announced by the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, since the existence of this new type of weapon was reported for the first time on March 24.
“The test perfectly demonstrated the reliability of the strategic underwater weapons system and its deadly strike capability,” the agency stressed.