South Korea has conducted a live-fire test of a homegrown tactical guided missile designed to counter artillery threats from enemies such as North Korea, according to the ROK military, paving the way for the weapon to enter full-scale mass production later this year.

The Defense Agency for Technology and Quality (DTAQ) successfully conducted the quality certification test of the Korean Tactical Surface-to-Surface Missile (KTSSM) on Thursday morning KST at a facility operated by the state-owned Agency for Defense Development, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration stated in a press release.

South Korea last reported a projectile launchin late December,