State media: Pyongyang to deploy new multiple rocket launcher this year

This picture taken on May 10, 2024 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 11, 2024, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspecting the 240mm multiple rocket launcher system at an undisclosed location.

North Korea will equip its military with a new 240mm multiple rocket launcher starting this year, state media said Saturday, adding a "significant change" for the army's artillery combat capabilities was under way.