North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also pledged to speed up efforts to advance his military’s arms and war readiness, state media said Sunday. It's the first known time the country has been able to intercept one of Moscow’s most modern missiles. Russia’s defense chief is urging a state company to double its missile output as a possible Ukrainian counteroffensive looms. Secretary Frank Kendall confirmed this month's ARRW hypersonic test wasn't successful, and said the service is more committed to another weapon. The Air Force said in a release that "several" objectives were met, but refused to detail further the results of the test. Pyongyang launched cruise missiles just days after carrying out what it called a simulated nuclear attack on South Korea. Soldiers from Ukraine have been training on the weapon system at Fort Sill since January and will soon deploy to Ukraine with a Patriot missile battery. Australia plans to buy the latest version of America’s long-range Tomahawk land attack missile. Total value of delayed sales approaches $19 billion. North Korea said Friday it test-fired long-range cruise missiles in waters off its eastern coast a day earlier. Load More