Kim Jong-un watches closely the "Arrow 1" strategic cruise missile flying at low altitude.

(North Korea Central Television screen)

[Compilation of Chen Chengliang/Comprehensive Report] According to a report by the North Korean official media "Korean Central News Agency" on the 24th, North Korea conducted a series of military training activities from the 21st to the 23rd, including the test of a new underwater attack weapon system from the 21st to the 23rd. On the 22nd, the "Strategic Cruise Missile" launch training, North Korea's top leader Kim Jong-un personally guided various military activities.

In September 2021, North Korea successfully tested a newly developed strategic cruise missile for the first time, but only released photos of the launch and did not release low-altitude flight photos to the outside world.

On February 23 this year, North Korea launched four strategic cruise missiles, and announced the name to the outside world for the first time - "Arrow 2" (Hwasal-2), and this time it announced the "Arrow 1" (Hwasal-1) missile , indicating that North Korea currently possesses two types of strategic cruise missiles.

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"Korean Central News Agency" reported that the strategic cruise missile unit launched two "Arrow 1" and two "Arrow 2" strategic cruise missiles at Quedo-dong, Hungnam District, Hamhung City, South Hamgyong Province, along the North Korean East Sea. The simulated elliptical and figure-eight flight tracks with a boundary distance of 1,500 kilometers and 1,800 kilometers, and finally hit the target precisely.

It is said that the strategic cruise missile is equipped with a test warhead that simulates a nuclear warhead.

According to reports, during the launch training, the ultra-low-altitude flight test of cruise missiles and the test of judging abnormal altitude adjustment and evasive flight capabilities were also carried out, and one of each type of missile was selected to use the air explosion attack method at a set altitude of 600 meters , once again verified the operational reliability of the nuclear explosion control device and the detonating device.

Judging from the pictures released by the Korean Central News Agency, the flying altitude of the North Korean cruise missile is very low, and the ultra-low altitude flight can improve the penetration capability.

(North Korea Central Television screen)

North Korea currently has two types of strategic cruise missiles, the picture shows the "Arrow 1" (Hwasal-1).

(North Korea Central Television screen)