North Korea launched an analogue of Russian “Iskander”?

The Armed Forces of the DPRK on Thursday launched two ballistic missiles of low-ranges, which can be copies of the Russian missiles “Iskander”. This opinion was expressed by TASS one of the military experts leading in Japan, a senior employee of the center of the newest scientific and technological research at Tokyo University of Yu Koizumi.

“I believe that it was the ballistic missiles of a low-range, which we call KN-23,” said the expert. “This is the North Korean copy of the rocket, which in Russia is called” Iskander “. They can be found, as it seems to me, according to a characteristic one. Low flight path. “

The Committee of Headquarters of the Armed Forces of South Korea reported that the highest point of the flight of these missiles was 60 km, the range is 450 km. “The Japanese side,” he said, “the height of the data flight did not lead, but the range determined 450 km. So in this information converges.”

North Korea on Thursday launched two ballistic missiles for the first time since March 29 last year in the Sea of ​​Japan. Tests recorded the coast guard of Japan, and also confirmed the military South Korea and the USA.