June 12, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun—
North Korea launched its second Choe Hyon-class destroyer, named the Kang Kon, at Najin. This is the second of its largest warship class ever produced by North Korea... A close-up image of the second Choe Hyon-class guided missile destroyer, Kang Kon, resting in the graving dock,…
June 9, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun—
Recent satellite image shows the destroyer which failed launching at Chongjin has now been moved to Najin shipyard for restoration... A close-up view of the recently raised second Choe Hyon-class missile destroyer DDGHM in the graving dock at the No. 28 Shipyard in Najin, June...
February 28, 2024, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun—
Ammunition supplies have become critical in the Ukraine war. CSIS studied hundreds of commercially available satellite images since August 2023 on the continuing transfer of large quantities of munitions between North Korea and Russia... Ammunition supplies have become critical in the Ukraine war. CSIS studied hundreds of commercially available…
