The North Korean Missile Bureau conducts a test firing of a large-caliber rocket artillery weapon system.

On January 27, the Korean Missile Bureau test-fired large-caliber rocket artillery to verify the effectiveness of the updated large-caliber rocket artillery weapon system using new technology. The four rocket artillery shells launched hit a target at sea 358.5 kilometers away from the launch site. Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission, observed the test.