North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has signalled the nation will continue to develop missiles in the next five years, as he visited major munitions enterprises in the last quarter of 2025, state media KCNA says.
Kim says "the country's missile and shell production sector is of paramount importance in bolstering war deterrent", according to KCNA.
Kim ratified draft documents for the modernisation of major munitions enterprises to be submitted to a key party congress expected to be held in early 2026, KCNA said, which will set a development plan for North Korea for the next five years.
The KCNA report follows Thursday's reveal of Kim overseeing the construction of an 8700-tonne nuclear-powered submarine with his daughter, a potential heir, and the test-firing of long-range surface-to-air missiles.