North Korea’s state broadcaster has aired footage of the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, overseeing a missile test.
Mr Kim was animated as he spoke to a military official in a field next to several large rocket launchers.
Korean Central Television said the drill aimed to test the “real war capabilities” of the launchers and their operators.
The footage was aired a day after South Korea and Japan said North Korea had launched several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea.