TOKYO, May 18, 2024 (BSS/TASS) - North Korea test-fired a tactical ballistic

missile equipped with a new guidance system on May 17, the Korean Central
News Agency reported.

"On May 17, the North Korean Missile General Bureau conducted a test launch
of a tactical ballistic missile equipped with a new navigation system of
autonomous guidance. The test launch confirmed the accuracy and reliability
of the system. The launch was carried out as part of the regular activities
of the North Korean Missile General Bureau and subordinate defense research
institutes for the active development of weapons technology," the agency
said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally supervised the test.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff earlier reported that North Korea
launched several short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on May
17. They flew about 300 kilometers.