North Korea carried out a strategic cruise missile test, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KNCA) reported Sunday.
The country's leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test, according to the report. North Korea's war deterrence means were being "perfected more thoroughly," KCNA quoted Kim as saying, reports the Deutsche Welle.
The sea-to-surface strategic guided cruise missiles traveled 1,500 kilometers (around 932 miles), KCNA said.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement North Korea had fired "several" cruise missiles from an inland area toward waters off its west coast at around 4 p.m. local time (0700 UTC/GMT) on Saturday.
It said Seoul is prepared to "overwhelmingly" counter any provocations by Pyongyang together with its military alliance with the US.