North Korea launched a new solid-fuel “hypersonic” missile on Sunday, according to state media the following morning, in what appears to be the first successful test of the system.

The “intermediate-range hypersonic maneuverable controlled warhead” test was carried out to verify its “gliding and maneuvering characteristics” and the “reliability of newly developed multi-stage high-thrust solid-fuel engines,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.

The General Missile Bureau (GMB) carried out the test according to the brief report, which did not mention the presence of leader Kim Jong Un.

It added that the launch “never affected the security of any