24 Aug 2025

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un oversees firing of new air defence missiles, KCNA says

10:55 am on 24 August 2025
This photo provided Sunday, June 29, 2024, by the North Korean government, North Korean leaders Kim Jong Un attends a ruling party’s meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea Friday, June 28. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.  (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. Photo: Supplied/Korean Central News Agency

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the firing of new air defence missiles to test their combat capability, state media KCNA reported.

The report came ahead of the summit on Monday (US Time) between US President Donald Trump and South Korea President Lee Jae Myung.

Earlier this month, Kim condemned the US-South Korea joint military drills as their intent to remain "most hostile and confrontational" to his country, pledging to speed up nuclear build-up.

The new anti-air weapon systems showed "fast response" to aerial targets such as attack drones and cruise missiles, KCNA said.

- Reuters

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