According to the state-run [North] Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the country's Academy of National Defense Science, the Missile General Bureau and other relevant agencies jointly conducted the previous day to "verify the system's combat effectiveness."
The test was part of routine activities by the country's defense research institutions to "improve weapons technology," KCNA said, adding that the new torpedo system would be put into service with the Navy starting in early next year.
KCNA said the test was part of routine activities by the country's defense research institutions to "improve weapons technology," adding that the new torpedo system would be "put into service with the Navy early next year."
But it did not provide any details about the new torpedo system.
The latest test follows a similar underwater test conducted last month, when North Korea test-fired a new high-speed, precision-guided torpedo system called Zam-2.0. At the time, North Korea claimed the system was equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology to detect targets and guide torpedoes, adding that more than 180 tests had been conducted over the previous five years to improve its propulsion efficiency and performance.
The repeated tests come as Pyongyang seeks to modernize its naval forces, which are generally considered to lag behind South Korea's, by developing new underwater weapons and expanding its submarine-based strike capabilities.
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