North Korea tested a new air defense system and a strategic cruise missile On November 4, the DPRK tested a new anti-aircraft missile system, as well as a unit training long-range strategic cruise missiles with a conditional airfield hit. This was reported by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA, Pyongyang, DPRK). The tests were led by General Kim Jong-sik, First Deputy Chief of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, a member of the Central Military Committee of the Party. The characteristics of the air defense system, the reliability of the guidance system, the detection, identification and tracking capabilities of air targets as well as the processing of radar information were tested. According to South Korea's military command, on November 4, several missiles with a flight range of less than 300 km were launched from the Seongduk area.