North Korean state-run media announced on 13 September that Pyongyang test-launched a newly developed long-range cruise missile on 11 and 12 September. (Rodong Sinmun)

Three days after holding a scaled-down military parade, North Korea announced that it has test-launched what it described as a newly developed long-range cruise missile.

Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on 13 September that the new missile type was “successfully” test-fired on both 11 and 12 September by the country's Academy of Defense Science.

The state-run media outlet noted that each of the tested missiles flew “for 7,580 seconds [about 126 minutes] along oval and figure-of-eight flight patterns above the DPRK's [Democratic People's Republic of Korea's] territorial land and waters”, travelling approximately 1,500 km, after which the missiles struck their targets. Janes understands that the oval and figure-of-eight flight patterns were used to simulate the engagement of targets at long range without the target actually being 1,500 km away.

North Korean state-run media announced on 13 September that Pyongyang test-launched a newly developed long-range cruise missile on 11 and 12 September. (Rodong Sinmun)

Three days after holding a scaled-down military parade, North Korea announced that it has test-launched what it described as a newly developed long-range cruise missile.

Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on 13 September that the new missile type was “successfully” test-fired on both 11 and 12 September by the country's Academy of Defense Science.

The state-run media outlet noted that each of the tested missiles flew “for 7,580 seconds [about 126 minutes] along oval and figure-of-eight flight patterns above the DPRK's [Democratic People's Republic of Korea's] territorial land and waters”, travelling approximately 1,500 km, after which the missiles struck their targets. Janes understands that the oval and figure-of-eight flight patterns were used to simulate the engagement of targets at long range without the target actually being 1,500 km away.

North Korean state-run media announced on 13 September that Pyongyang test-launched a newly developed long-range cruise missile on 11 and 12 September. (Rodong Sinmun)

Three days after holding a scaled-down military parade, North Korea announced that it has test-launched what it described as a newly developed long-range cruise missile.

Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on 13 September that the new missile type was “successfully” test-fired on both 11 and 12 September by the country's Academy of Defense Science.

The state-run media outlet noted that each of the tested missiles flew “for 7,580 seconds [about 126 minutes] along oval and figure-of-eight flight patterns above the DPRK's [Democratic People's Republic of Korea's] territorial land and waters”, travelling approximately 1,500 km, after which the missiles struck their targets. Janes understands that the oval and figure-of-eight flight patterns were used to simulate the engagement of targets at long range without the target actually being 1,500 km away.

North Korean state-run media announced on 13 September that Pyongyang test-launched a newly developed long-range cruise missile on 11 and 12 September. (Rodong Sinmun)

Three days after holding a scaled-down military parade, North Korea announced that it has test-launched what it described as a newly developed long-range cruise missile.

Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on 13 September that the new missile type was “successfully” test-fired on both 11 and 12 September by the country's Academy of Defense Science.

The state-run media outlet noted that each of the tested missiles flew “for 7,580 seconds [about 126 minutes] along oval and figure-of-eight flight patterns above the DPRK's [Democratic People's Republic of Korea's] territorial land and waters”, travelling approximately 1,500 km, after which the missiles struck their targets. Janes understands that the oval and figure-of-eight flight patterns were used to simulate the engagement of targets at long range without the target actually being 1,500 km away.

North Korean state-run media announced on 13 September that Pyongyang test-launched a newly developed long-range cruise missile on 11 and 12 September. (Rodong Sinmun)

Three days after holding a scaled-down military parade, North Korea announced that it has test-launched what it described as a newly developed long-range cruise missile.

Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on 13 September that the new missile type was “successfully” test-fired on both 11 and 12 September by the country's Academy of Defense Science.

The state-run media outlet noted that each of the tested missiles flew “for 7,580 seconds [about 126 minutes] along oval and figure-of-eight flight patterns above the DPRK's [Democratic People's Republic of Korea's] territorial land and waters”, travelling approximately 1,500 km, after which the missiles struck their targets. Janes understands that the oval and figure-of-eight flight patterns were used to simulate the engagement of targets at long range without the target actually being 1,500 km away.

North Korean state-run media announced on 13 September that Pyongyang test-launched a newly developed long-range cruise missile on 11 and 12 September. (Rodong Sinmun)

Three days after holding a scaled-down military parade, North Korea announced that it has test-launched what it described as a newly developed long-range cruise missile.

Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on 13 September that the new missile type was “successfully” test-fired on both 11 and 12 September by the country's Academy of Defense Science.

The state-run media outlet noted that each of the tested missiles flew “for 7,580 seconds [about 126 minutes] along oval and figure-of-eight flight patterns above the DPRK's [Democratic People's Republic of Korea's] territorial land and waters”, travelling approximately 1,500 km, after which the missiles struck their targets. Janes understands that the oval and figure-of-eight flight patterns were used to simulate the engagement of targets at long range without the target actually being 1,500 km away.