North Korea’s state media reported on Feb. 12 that the regime had managed to develop new controllable shells for a multiple rocket launcher as part of its push to expand its weapons arsenal. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the DPRK’s Defense Development Agency also conducted a “ballistic control test” of a 240-mm caliber multiple rocket launcher with a new control system on Feb. 11. “The DPRK Academy of Defense Sciences believes that the strategic value and utility of the 240-mm multiple rocket launcher will be re-evaluated and its role on the battlefields will increase,” KCNA said. The new development thus reportedly represents a “qualitative change” in the military’s capabilities.