SEOUL - Kim Jong-un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, oversaw on Tuesday a test-firing of the 240 mm multiple rocket launch system in production at defense industrial enterprises under the Second Economic Commission, the official Korean Central News Agency reported Wednesday.

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KCNA said the rocket launcher has been technically updated on its maneuverability and concentrated firing capability, and the test-firing verified the advantages of the weapon system in terms of its newly applied guiding system, controllability and destructive power.