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April 30, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun— On April 25, North Korea launched the guided missile destroyer (DDGHM) Choe Hyon, the largest warship ever produced by North Korea... The Choe Hyon guided missile destroyer during its launch ceremony at Nampo on April 25, 2025. KCNA.  On April 25, North Korea launched the guided...

Nampo Guided Missile Frigate Unwrapped

Military
April 23, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun— Recent imagery show clearest view yet of North Korea's largest warship, the new guided missile frigate (FFG), with netting removed... New guided missile frigate (FFG) at Nampo Navy Shipyard with netting mostly removed, April 21, 2025. Copyright © Planet 2025. Image may not be republished...

New Guided Missile Frigate Fitting Out at Nampo

Military
April 8, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Jennifer Jun— New satellite image provides the closest look to date of the new North Korean Navy’s guided missile frigate (FFG) at the Nampo Navy Shipyard.

Nampo Missile Test Stand Barge Update: Continued Intermittent Activity

Military
June 9, 2022, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun— Satellite imagery collected from the last several months show­­­ intermittent activity on North Korea’s second submersible missile test stand barge located in Nampo Navy Shipyard on the west coast. .. Satellite imagery collected from the last several months show­­­ intermittent activity on North Korea’s second…

North Korea Working on Nampo Missile Test Stand Barge

Military
April 20, 2021, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Victor Cha— Satellite imagery on April 19 shows that North Korea has positioned a cylindrical object on the submersible missile test barge at Nampo. This object could be a launch tube for an SLBM, but this cannot be confirmed yet based on available imagery... Satellite imagery on April 19 shows that North Korea has positioned a cylindrical object on…

December 2019 Update: The Nampo Submersible Missile Test Stand Barge

Military, Nuclear Weapons
December 14, 2019, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Victor Cha— The submersible test stand barge located at the Nampo Navy Shipyard on the west coast of North Korea is likely capable of conducting a SLBM test launch at any time... The submersible test stand barge located at the Nampo Navy Shipyard on the west coast…

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Military, Nuclear Weapons
February 26, 2019, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Victor Cha— Prior to the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi, Beyond Parallel undertook a brief satellite imagery survey of other major North Korean WMD facilities to determine if there were any new developments... On the eve of the second summit meeting between President Trump and the North Korean…

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