- ARAB NEWS
- 30 Apr 2025
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TOKYO: The missile launched by North Korea on Wednesday was a new-type ballistic one, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi told reporters on Thursday.
The North Korean missile appeared to be flying at lower-than-usual altitudes of around 50 kilometers at the highest, according to the minister.
2022年は北朝鮮の弾道ミサイル発射への対応から始まりました。
— 岸 信夫 (@KishiNobuo) January 5, 2022
敵基地攻撃能力保有を含むあらゆる選択肢により、我が国を守る為に防衛力の大幅強化を。 https://t.co/l1n3IXfS69
Kishi said that Japan is analyzing information in a report by North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency on Thursday that the country successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile with new gliding warhead technology.
Japan presumes that the missile used in the latest launch was different from the Hwasong-8 hypersonic missile that is reported to have been fired last September, the minister added.
JIJI Press
