North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a rocket test Thursday and demanded a “newly-established national defense industrial enterprise” fulfill annual production plans, according to state media.

The cryptic introduction of the new munitions company, likely referring to a factory, comes as Kim has increased public inspections of such plants in the last year, while emphasizing that the DPRK has short-range weapons aimed at South Korea. 

The new enterprise is notably under the North Korean organization responsible for foreign arms sales, suggesting its establishment could be linked to Pyongyang’s efforts to send rockets and missiles to Russia to support