North Korea’s Kim oversees cruise missile tests from new naval destroyer

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffMarch 5, 2026 at 05:26 AM

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On March 4-5, 2026, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of "strategic cruise missiles" from the new 5,000-tonne destroyer Choe Hyon at the Nampo Shipyard. The launch was assessed as a core element of the warship's capabilities, which Kim described as a new symbol of sea defense. Kim called for increased warship production and stated that the arming of the navy with nuclear weapons is progressing. The Choe Hyon is the lead vessel in a new series of destroyers currently under construction. In May 2025, a second Choe Hyon-class destroyer capsized during a launch ceremony.

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Chongjin Shipyard 30% Yonhap 40% South Korea 50% Nampo Shipyard ×260% Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) ×370% Choe Hyon ×580% Kim Jong Un ×590% North Korea ×790%

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north korea 100% cruise missiles 90% naval destroyer 80% kim jong un 70% nuclear weapons 60% sea-to-surface missiles 60% warship 50% maritime sovereignty 40% naval modernisation 40%

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