North Korea has officially described the latest missiles it launched on Saturday as a "new weapons system" that has a tactical character different from the regime's existing weapons systems. <br />Experts say the North's latest weapons resemble tactical missiles systems used by the U.S. Army.<br />Kim Hyo-sun has more.<br /> <br /> North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency released on Sunday photographs of the new weapons the regime tested a day earlier. <br /> The missiles launched on August 10th from the North's north-eastern city of Hamhung showed similar traits to the U.S. Army's tactical missiles system,... known as ATACMS.<br />They are also similar in that they can carry two missiles per launcher load. <br /> While the range of ATACMS is 300 kilometers,... Pyeongyang's new tactical weapon flew over 400 kilometers at an apogee of around 48 kilometers, and a maximum speed of more than Mach 6-point-one. <br /><br />"Following the launch, Chairman Kim expressed great satisfaction that the new weapons have been successfully developed." <br /><br />North Korea has now showcased three new weapons including short-range ballistic missiles assessed to be KN-23, a modified version of a Russian Iskander missile,... as well as what the regime describes as a "newly developed large-caliber multiple rocket launcher system." <br /><br />"North Korea is now capable of targeting major industrial facilities more precisely." <br /><br />Experts say the development is part of the regime's efforts to shift its current liquid fueled conventional missiles to solid fuel engine missiles. <br /><br />"Solid-fuel missiles are more suitable for surprise attacks, and their launchers can store missiles for longer." <br /><br /> The launches are part of the regime's protest against the ongoing Seoul-Washington military drills,... and it has signaled that more launches could follow until the drills wrap up on August 20th.<br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News. <br />