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SEOUL (Reuters) -Over the past year North Korea has moved to boost its navy with new nuclear weapons, including an underwater drone, warships, and its first operational missile submarine, unveiled ...
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has launched its first operational "tactical nuclear attack submarine" and assigned it to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan ...
North Korea claims to have launched its first operational “tactical nuclear attack submarine”, unveiled by leader Kim Jong-un on Friday to “bolster” the country’s naval force ...
North Korea: 135–14 Minesweeping boats: Yukto class North Korea: 230 Fleet Ocean Tugboat: AT/F North Korea: 200 WPB coastal cutters: Yongdo class North Korea: 1000 WPB coastal cutters N/A North Korea: 200 ASR Submarine rescue ship (Catamaran-hulled rescue/salvage ship) Kowan class North Korea: 1 [12] AS - Submarine tender: N/A North Korea: 1
The naming and launching ceremony of the submarine occurred at Sinpo shipyard on 6 September 2023, subsequently announced two days later on North Korean state media. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event. It was to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the establishment of North Korea on 9 September 1948.
Korean People's Military Navy) or the Korean People's Navy (KPN) is the naval component of the Korean People's Army, the North Korean armed forces. There are some 780 vessels including 70 midget submarines (including the Yono-class submarine and Sang-O-class submarine ), 20 Romeo-class submarines , and about 140 air cushioned landing craft.
North Korea said Friday its new submarine has nuclear attack capabilities after years of development. Leader Kim Jong Un described the milestone as crucial in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed ...
The Sinpo-class submarine (Korean: 신포급 잠수함), also called the Gorae class (Korean: 고래급; "whale") [3] or Pongdae class (Korean: 봉대급), [a] [4] is a new class of submarine produced in North Korea. Only one submarine has been observed in service, the 8.24 Yongung. It is the largest submarine designed and built for the Korean ...