North Korea test-fired multiple short-range anti-ship missiles

On 14 April, North Korea launched multiple short-range anti-ship cruise missiles into the sea. Also, Sukhoi jets fired air-to-surface missiles as part of its ongoing military exercises. The information was passed by South Korea’s military. 

Missile Test:
♦ The missile test was launched at around 7 am on 14 April.
♦ The anti-ship missiles plunged into the sea more than 150 km off the east coast town of Munchon and the Sukhois carried out firing tests.
♦ These tests are expected to be the part of wintertime drills which North Korea has been carrying out in recent weeks after coronavirus concerns caused delays.
♦ North Korea was conducting weeks of military drills, including several launches of short-range ballistic missiles despite the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, the country had fired nine ballistic missiles in four rounds of tests.
♦ Also, the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had visited an airbase and observed drills by the country’s fighter jets and attack aircraft.