{"id":1808773,"date":"2026-03-05T12:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1808773"},"modified":"2026-03-05T12:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:22:12","slug":"north-korea-kim-visits-warship-oversees-missile-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1808773","title":{"rendered":"North Korea: Kim visits warship, oversees missile launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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KNCA reported that the test took place on March 4Image: KCNA\/Yonhap\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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North Korean<\/a> leader Kim Jong Un<\/a> said the country’s navy would have a “powerful offensive capability” during a visit to a 5,000-ton destroyer to oversee a missile test, North Korea’s KCNA state news agency reported on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kim<\/a> spoke\u00a0about his calls to modernize the North Korean Navy and boost the country’s maritime power in the Pacific Ocean as part of a new national five-year plan agreed at the ruling party’s ninth Congress last month<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Every year during the new five-year plan period, we must build two surface warships of this class or of a higher class,” Kim said at the Nampho shipyard as part of a two-day trip on Tuesday and Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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North Korea has named an entire class of destroyers after the Choe Hyon vesselImage: KCNA\/Xinhua\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What other things did Kim Jong Un\u00a0look at?\u00a0<\/h2>\n

KCNA also said he oversaw the test-firing of a “strategic cruise missile,” releasing photos appearing to show more than one projectile being launched from the Choe Hyon destroyer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The ship is North Korea’s first of a series of 5,000 ton “Choe Hyon-class” destroyers, according to KCNA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Kim was furious after the botched launch of a second Choe Hyon class destroyer last summer Image: KCNA\/Yonhap\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

State media says the ship is designed to handle various weapons systems, including anti-air\u00a0and anti-naval weapons, as well as nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles. South Korean military officials say the vessel was likely made with Russian assistance or technical input.<\/p>\n

The second ship of this kind suffered a failed initial launch last May<\/a>, evoking Kim’s ire and leading to officials involved being detained<\/a>. It was repaired and relaunched in June<\/a>, KCNA said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

KCNA also released images dated March 3 of Kim attending an army snipers’ contest, as the dictator continues to prioritize military development, citing what he calls provocations from the US and its allies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Before heading to sea, Kim attended a Korean People’s Army sharpshooters’ competitionImage: KCNA\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Edited by: Wesley Rahn\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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North Korean<\/a> leader Kim Jong Un<\/a> said the country’s navy would have a “powerful offensive capability” during a visit to a 5,000-ton destroyer to oversee a missile test, North Korea’s KCNA state news agency reported on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kim<\/a> spoke\u00a0about his calls to modernize the North Korean Navy and boost the country’s maritime power in the Pacific Ocean as part of a new national five-year plan agreed at the ruling party’s ninth Congress last month<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Every year during the new five-year plan period, we must build two surface warships of this class or of a higher class,” Kim said at the Nampho shipyard as part of a two-day trip on Tuesday and Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"This
North Korea has named an entire class of destroyers after the Choe Hyon vesselImage: KCNA\/Xinhua\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What other things did Kim Jong Un\u00a0look at?\u00a0<\/h2>\n

KCNA also said he oversaw the test-firing of a “strategic cruise missile,” releasing photos appearing to show more than one projectile being launched from the Choe Hyon destroyer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The ship is North Korea’s first of a series of 5,000 ton “Choe Hyon-class” destroyers, according to KCNA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Kim was furious after the botched launch of a second Choe Hyon class destroyer last summer Image: KCNA\/Yonhap\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

State media says the ship is designed to handle various weapons systems, including anti-air\u00a0and anti-naval weapons, as well as nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles. South Korean military officials say the vessel was likely made with Russian assistance or technical input.<\/p>\n

The second ship of this kind suffered a failed initial launch last May<\/a>, evoking Kim’s ire and leading to officials involved being detained<\/a>. It was repaired and relaunched in June<\/a>, KCNA said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

KCNA also released images dated March 3 of Kim attending an army snipers’ contest, as the dictator continues to prioritize military development, citing what he calls provocations from the US and its allies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Before heading to sea, Kim attended a Korean People’s Army sharpshooters’ competitionImage: KCNA\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Edited by: Wesley Rahn\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

North Korean<\/a> leader Kim Jong Un<\/a> said the country’s navy would have a “powerful offensive capability” during a visit to a 5,000-ton destroyer to oversee a missile test, North Korea’s KCNA state news agency reported on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kim<\/a> spoke\u00a0about his calls to modernize the North Korean Navy and boost the country’s maritime power in the Pacific Ocean as part of a new national five-year plan agreed at the ruling party’s ninth Congress last month<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Every year during the new five-year plan period, we must build two surface warships of this class or of a higher class,” Kim said at the Nampho shipyard as part of a two-day trip on Tuesday and Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

KCNA also said he oversaw the test-firing of a “strategic cruise missile,” releasing photos appearing to show more than one projectile being launched from the Choe Hyon destroyer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The ship is North Korea’s first of a series of 5,000 ton “Choe Hyon-class” destroyers, according to KCNA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

State media says the ship is designed to handle various weapons systems, including anti-air\u00a0and anti-naval weapons, as well as nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles. South Korean military officials say the vessel was likely made with Russian assistance or technical input.<\/p>\n

The second ship of this kind suffered a failed initial launch last May<\/a>, evoking Kim’s ire and leading to officials involved being detained<\/a>. It was repaired and relaunched in June<\/a>, KCNA said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

KCNA also released images dated March 3 of Kim attending an army snipers’ contest, as the dictator continues to prioritize military development, citing what he calls provocations from the US and its allies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Edited by: Wesley Rahn\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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