PYONGYANG - The Missile Administration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday test-fired sea-to-surface strategic cruise missiles in the western waters off the Korean Peninsula, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Wednesday.

The cruise missiles, improved for the launch from the ship, were fired vertically and flew for over 7,800 seconds along the preset route above the western waters to destroy the target, the KCNA report said.