May 08, 2024
Economy
S. Korea holds ballistic missile drill
[THE INVESTOR] South Korea’s military said on Sept. 4 that it conducted a combined live-fire exercise in response to North Korea’s sixth nuclear test a day earlier.
The training aimed at improving the capability of striking the North’s Pyunggye-ri nuclear test site involved the Hyunmoo ballistic missile system and F-15K fighter jets.
In the drill, the Army’s Hyunmoo-2A surface-to-surface missile and the F-15K‘s SLAM-ER precision-guided air-to-ground rocket accurately hit a designated target in the East Sea, according to the joint chiefs of staff).
It said the range to the simulated target was set in consideration of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site.
The JCS did not specify the venue for the training on Sept. 4. For instance, defense officials said, the Punggye-ri area is located some 280 kilometers far away from Sokcho, a city in Gangwon Province.
By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)
The training aimed at improving the capability of striking the North’s Pyunggye-ri nuclear test site involved the Hyunmoo ballistic missile system and F-15K fighter jets.
In the drill, the Army’s Hyunmoo-2A surface-to-surface missile and the F-15K‘s SLAM-ER precision-guided air-to-ground rocket accurately hit a designated target in the East Sea, according to the joint chiefs of staff).
It said the range to the simulated target was set in consideration of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site.
The JCS did not specify the venue for the training on Sept. 4. For instance, defense officials said, the Punggye-ri area is located some 280 kilometers far away from Sokcho, a city in Gangwon Province.
By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)
