North Korea vows to build new navy destroyer by October 2026

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Above, an undated picture shows the test-firing of a weapons system from the deck of North Korea’s latest destroyer, the Choe Hyon, off the coast of an undisclosed location in the country. (KCNA via KNS/AFP)
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  • State news broadcast showed shipbuilding workers standing to attention listening to speeches at the Nampho shipyard
  • In June, North Korea restored a 5,000-ton destroyer that was damaged during an earlier failed launch attempt

SEOUL: North Korean officials and shipyard workers pledged to complete construction of a new navy destroyer warship by October 10 next year, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday.

Video footage from North Korea’s state-run television KRT accompanying the news showed shipbuilding workers standing to attention listening to speeches at the Nampho shipyard, as well as several cranes and people nearby working with safety helmets and uniforms.

In June, North Korea restored a 5,000-ton destroyer that was damaged during an earlier failed launch attempt, with leader Kim Jong Un pledging a more modern naval fleet to enhance the country’s maritime power in the Pacific Ocean against what he said were provocations by the United States and its allies, according to KCNA.

Topics: North Korea