Our top story this lunchtime...<br />North Korea has given itself a pat on the back regarding its recent launch... which it claims was a so-called 'super-large multiple rocket launcher.'<br />Our Kim Ji-yeon starts us off.<br />Boasting of its latest launch,... North Korea said it had successfully tested a super-large multiple rocket launcher.<br />Its state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Friday the firing served as an opportunity to verify the perfection of its firing system.<br />North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was not present at the test-firing, but was reported to be satisfied with the launch.<br />A South Korean military source confirmed the launch appeared to be a test-fire of a super-large multiple rocket launcher.<br />But Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it has no plans to release further details... to prevent exposure of South Korea's capability to collect security-related information.<br />The Joint Chiefs said Thursday that the North had launched two short-range projectiles from the North's western region towards the East Sea.<br />They flew roughly 370 kilometers with a maximum altitude of around 90 kilometers.<br />The projectiles flew across land,... which experts say normally demonstrates the regime's confidence that the test will be successful.<br />This is the third time this year that the North had test-fired a super-large multiple rocket launcher.<br />South Korean military sources and experts say the accuracy of the missile improves when the size of the launcher is bigger.<br />The North had test-fired two projectiles from its super-large rocket launcher in September, one of them is believed to have missed its target.<br />The U.S. is also monitoring the situation.<br />A spokesperson for the Pentagon told Seoul-based Yonhap News late Thursday the U.S. is looking into the latest launch... while closely working with its allies South Korea and Japan for more information.<br />Kim Ji-yeon, Arirang News.<br />
