North Korea's Hwasal-2 cruise missile. (Janes)

North Korea has carried out a test-firing of its Hwasal-2 cruise missile.

The test was carried out by a Korean People's Army (KPA) unit and the weapon was fired into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) on 30 January, according to a statement published by Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) the next day.

“The drills validated the [North Korean armed forces'] readiness for rapid counter-attack and enhanced its strategic strike capabilities and did not have any detrimental effect on the security of any neighbouring countries,” the statement added.

Accompanying this statement was a set of four images released by the General Staff Department of the KPA, all of which are labelled ‘strategic cruise missile launch training'.

One of the images show the missile being fired from a road-mobile launcher, while two of the images depict the missile in low-altitude flight with its pop-out wings extended. A fourth image purportedly shows the impact site of the missile as it struck its objective.

North Korea's Hwasal-2 cruise missile. (Janes)

North Korea has carried out a test-firing of its Hwasal-2 cruise missile.

The test was carried out by a Korean People's Army (KPA) unit and the weapon was fired into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) on 30 January, according to a statement published by Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) the next day.

“The drills validated the [North Korean armed forces'] readiness for rapid counter-attack and enhanced its strategic strike capabilities and did not have any detrimental effect on the security of any neighbouring countries,” the statement added.

Accompanying this statement was a set of four images released by the General Staff Department of the KPA, all of which are labelled ‘strategic cruise missile launch training'.

One of the images show the missile being fired from a road-mobile launcher, while two of the images depict the missile in low-altitude flight with its pop-out wings extended. A fourth image purportedly shows the impact site of the missile as it struck its objective.

North Korea's Hwasal-2 cruise missile. (Janes)

North Korea has carried out a test-firing of its Hwasal-2 cruise missile.

The test was carried out by a Korean People's Army (KPA) unit and the weapon was fired into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) on 30 January, according to a statement published by Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) the next day.

“The drills validated the [North Korean armed forces'] readiness for rapid counter-attack and enhanced its strategic strike capabilities and did not have any detrimental effect on the security of any neighbouring countries,” the statement added.

Accompanying this statement was a set of four images released by the General Staff Department of the KPA, all of which are labelled ‘strategic cruise missile launch training'.

One of the images show the missile being fired from a road-mobile launcher, while two of the images depict the missile in low-altitude flight with its pop-out wings extended. A fourth image purportedly shows the impact site of the missile as it struck its objective.

North Korea's Hwasal-2 cruise missile. (Janes)

North Korea has carried out a test-firing of its Hwasal-2 cruise missile.

The test was carried out by a Korean People's Army (KPA) unit and the weapon was fired into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) on 30 January, according to a statement published by Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) the next day.

“The drills validated the [North Korean armed forces'] readiness for rapid counter-attack and enhanced its strategic strike capabilities and did not have any detrimental effect on the security of any neighbouring countries,” the statement added.

Accompanying this statement was a set of four images released by the General Staff Department of the KPA, all of which are labelled ‘strategic cruise missile launch training'.

One of the images show the missile being fired from a road-mobile launcher, while two of the images depict the missile in low-altitude flight with its pop-out wings extended. A fourth image purportedly shows the impact site of the missile as it struck its objective.

North Korea's Hwasal-2 cruise missile. (Janes)

North Korea has carried out a test-firing of its Hwasal-2 cruise missile.

The test was carried out by a Korean People's Army (KPA) unit and the weapon was fired into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) on 30 January, according to a statement published by Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) the next day.

“The drills validated the [North Korean armed forces'] readiness for rapid counter-attack and enhanced its strategic strike capabilities and did not have any detrimental effect on the security of any neighbouring countries,” the statement added.

Accompanying this statement was a set of four images released by the General Staff Department of the KPA, all of which are labelled ‘strategic cruise missile launch training'.

One of the images show the missile being fired from a road-mobile launcher, while two of the images depict the missile in low-altitude flight with its pop-out wings extended. A fourth image purportedly shows the impact site of the missile as it struck its objective.

North Korea's Hwasal-2 cruise missile. (Janes)

North Korea has carried out a test-firing of its Hwasal-2 cruise missile.

The test was carried out by a Korean People's Army (KPA) unit and the weapon was fired into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) on 30 January, according to a statement published by Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) the next day.

“The drills validated the [North Korean armed forces'] readiness for rapid counter-attack and enhanced its strategic strike capabilities and did not have any detrimental effect on the security of any neighbouring countries,” the statement added.

Accompanying this statement was a set of four images released by the General Staff Department of the KPA, all of which are labelled ‘strategic cruise missile launch training'.

One of the images show the missile being fired from a road-mobile launcher, while two of the images depict the missile in low-altitude flight with its pop-out wings extended. A fourth image purportedly shows the impact site of the missile as it struck its objective.