North Korea's Kim oversees test-fire of surface-to-air missiles

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for building flats at the fourth stage in the Hwasong area, Pyongyang, North Korea, February 16, 2025, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of the country's latest anti-aircraft missile system on Thursday, state media KCNA reported, as some experts said Pyongyang was probably getting technical help from Russia to perfect such systems.

Kim thanked what was referred to as a research group for the system. The test-firing showed it was "highly reliable" and its combat response was "advantageous," KCNA said in its report on Friday.