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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his teenage daughter, attended a live-fire drill featuring multiple rocket launch systems on Saturday, as tensions rise amid ongoing joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea. This event was reported by state media.
According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim supervised a military exercise involving twelve 600mm ultra-precision multiple rocket launchers along the eastern coast of North Korea, as reported by The Associated Press.
The South Korean military confirmed the detection of approximately 10 ballistic missiles fired from an area near Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.
A photograph released by the North Korean government shows leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter observing the live-fire test of these rocket launch systems at an undisclosed location in North Korea on Saturday, March 14, 2026. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
The South Korean National Security Council has criticized these missile launches as provocative actions. They stated that these tests violate United Nations Security Council resolutions, which prohibit North Korea from conducting ballistic missile launches, as reported by The Associated Press.
Kim said the drill was meant to demonstrate the destructive capability of the country’s tactical nuclear forces, according to state media.
“If this weapon is used, the opponent’s military infrastructure within its striking range can never survive,” Kim said.
This photo provided by the North Korean government shows leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter watching cruise missiles launches from the naval destroyer, the Choe Hyon, via video Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
Photos released by state media showed Kim Jong Un and his daughter — believed to be named Kim Ju Ae, about 13 or 14 years old — walking near launch trucks, The Associated Press reported.
Kim Ju Ae has appeared alongside her father at numerous military events, missile tests and parades since late 2022, fueling speculation that Kim Jong Un may be positioning her as a future successor.
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter tries out a pistol at a factory producing pistols and other arms at an undisclosed place in North Korea on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
The live-fire test followed after the U.S. and South Korea began their annual military drills earlier this week, which North Korea routinely condemns as rehearsals for an invasion.Â
Last month, Kim Jong Un reportedly gave his teenage daughter a leadership role in the regime’s powerful “Missile Administration,” the body that oversees Pyongyang’s nuclear forces.