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 12, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun—
Recent satellite image shows the construction of a likely new uranium enrichment plant at Yongbyon. .. Overview of the externally complete suspected uranium enrichment building at Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center, June 6, 2025. Copyright © 2025 by Maxar Technologies. Image may not be republished without permission. Please contact imagery@csis.org. A review…
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...
June 5, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun—
Latest satellite imagery shows North Korea having successfully completed the initial salvage operations on the DDGHM at Chongjin... A close-up view of the successfully raised second Choe Hyon-class DDGHM at the Hambuk Shipyard in O-Hang harbor, June 5, 2025. Note the numerous small...
May 30, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Sydney Seiler—
What happened to the failed launch and damage of North Korea's second guided missile destroyer on May 21, 2025?.. What happened to the failed launch and damage of North Korea's second guided missile destroyer on May 21, 2025? What caused the failure at the Hambuk Shipyard in Chongjin, which lacks significant expertise in manufacturing…
May 27, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun—
Latest satellite image of Chongjin shows the ongoing salvage operation of the vessel assessed to be the second Choe Hyon-class guided missile destroyer... Close-up of the ongoing salvage operations for the second Choe Hyon-class DDGHM, May 26, 2025.…
May 22, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun—
Satellite imagery confirmed North Korea's reporting that a new destroyer at Chongjin has failed to launch, leading to significant damage... Close-up view of the second Choe Hyon-class DDGHM covered in a collection of blue tarps and surrounded by a crane barge and other support vessels....
May 21, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun—
Imagery shows dramatic increases in Sino-North Korean trade at the lesser-known Wonjong-ni-Quanhe border crossing over the past few years... Overview of Wonjong-ni-Quanhe border crossing, March 21, 2025. Copyright © 2025 by Maxar Technologies. Image may not be republished without permission. Please contact imagery@csis.org. There...
May 12, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun—
Recent satellite image shows that a second vessel in the Choe Hyon-class of guided missile destroyers (DDGHM) is under construction at the Hambuk Shipyard in Chongjin... Close-up view of the new guided missile destroyer (DDGHM) under construction at Hambuk Shipyard, Chongjin,…
May 8, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun—
The last of a three-part series on the Yongdok-tong Nuclear High Explosive Test Facility, a critical component in the research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) of North Korea’s nuclear warheads, explores the underground facilities at Yongdok-tong and elsewhere.
