North Korean leader Kim oversees weapons tests, KCNA reports

North Korean leader ‌Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of ​key weapons on ⁠Thursday (June 25, 2026) as part of the country’s goal for the modernisation of its missile ‌program, state media KCNA reported on Friday (June 26, 2026).The tests ‌involved an upgraded version ‌of ⁠a 240-mm, 24-tube multiple rocket ⁠launcher system, tactical ballistic missiles, and a 155-mm self-propelled howitzer, KCNA said. North Korea's Kim Jong Un vows ‘exponential’ increase in nuclear forcesThe upgraded ​rocket launcher is ‌equipped with an autonomous precision guidance system with its firing range extended to 90 kilometres (56 miles), ‌the media report said.Mr.

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