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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 ...
Kim Jong-un visited the site of construction, deemed the Pongdae submarine factory in 2019, and declared that a "new era" for the Korean People's Navy was arriving within a span of "five to ten years". [1] Prior to the formal ceremony, the NIS noted that Russia proposed a joint naval exercise with North Korea and China in late July 2023. [2]
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 ...
Named “Hero Kim Kun Ok” after a North Korean historical figure, Mr Kim said the submarine number 841 will be one of North Korea’s main “underwater offensive means of the naval force”.
Between two test-fires, eight Hwasong-11S missiles were displayed in the 25 April 2022 military parade. Like the test-fires, North Korea also did not reveal official designation. [3] [14] An alleged test-fire occurred on 7 May 2022. [15] The missile's official name was revealed in the KCNA's report on the new Hwasan-31 nuclear warhead in late ...
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 ...
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