Seoul:North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the test-firing of a 'new weapon' in the launch of the two projectiles into the East Sea on Saturday, the country's state media said on Sunday.
According to the media, Kim received a report about a new weapon system following which he "gave an instruction to test it immediately" and "looked around the new weapon at the launching site," South Korea's media reported.
The state media did not give more details about the new type of weapon.
"The detailed analysis of the test-fire result proved that the new weapon system's advantageous and powerful demand of the design was perfectly met," media said adding that Kim "expressed great satisfaction" after supervising the launch.
Yesterday, North Korea launched two projectiles believed to be short-range ballistic missiles from the eastern coastal city of Hamhung, which was the fifth launch in just over two weeks.
The projectiles flew around 400 kilometres at a maximum altitude of 48 kilometres, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Coincidentally, the launch came after US President Donald Trump said that he received another "very beautiful" letter from Kim.