6 stories found
North Korea conducted tests of new strategic cruise and anti-ship missiles launched from a naval destroyer, with leader Kim Jong Un reportedly supervising the exercise. Pyongyang stated the tests demonstrated extreme precision and sent a direct message to Washington.
Photos released by KCNA show Kim Jong Un and his daughter observing the launch of a cruise missile from the destroyer Choe Hyon, a year-old warship.
A lawmaker has reported that North Korea is currently constructing its third Choe Hyon-class destroyer, indicating ongoing expansion of its naval capabilities.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the test-firing of strategic cruise missiles from the Choe Hyon destroyer, state media reported Wednesday, roughly a week after a similar launch from the same vessel. The latest test is widely seen as a show of force against the ongoing South Korea-US joint military exercises, with the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency saying it was intended to underscore Pyongyang’s nuclear deterrence. Kim Jong-un communicated with the warship by telephone and
Satellite images indicate that North Korea's third 5,000-ton, Choe Hyon-class destroyer is currently under construction at the Nampo shipyard, approximately 50 kilometers southwest of Pyongyang.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Nampo shipyard, inspecting the 'Choe Hyon,' the first in a new series of destroyers, and another vessel of the same class under construction.