North Korea conducts live-fire drill with missiles, artillery, drones

North Korea conducted a joint live-fire exercise on September 14, 2026, involving missiles, artillery, and drones, which state media claimed demonstrated 'huge destructive power.' The drill followed a joint US-South Korea-Japan military exercise.

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North Korea tests weapons capable of striking South Korea: ‘huge destructive power’

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North Korea said on Monday it conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones that it claimed showed “huge destructive power”. The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Saturday’s drill was meant to get familiar with the procedure for the operation of the integrated firepower control system. South Korea’s military earlier said it detected short-range ballistic