North Korea Tests Upgraded 240mm Guided Multiple Rocket Launcher Aimed at Southern Border

North Korea test-fired an upgraded 240mm guided multiple rocket launcher system on September 22, 2026, KCNA reported two days later on September 24. The range-extended rockets use an autonomous precision-guidance system and can strike targets 100 km away in a standard trajectory and 115 km away in a combined glide mode, a precision improvement analysts say could let North Korea hit targets in the Seoul metropolitan area within a few meters of error. Pak Jong-chon, vice-chairman of the Workers' Party Central Military Commission, oversaw the test and said it 'assures' a 'significant change' in firepower readiness along the inter-Korean border, stressing the need to concentrate the 'deadliest and most destructive attack forces' there. KCNA said the test was conducted under North Korea's five-year plan for modernizing its artillery and missile forces.