{"id":18026,"date":"2025-10-06T19:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T19:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=18026"},"modified":"2025-10-06T19:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T19:02:11","slug":"kim-jong-un-inspects-new-5000-ton-destroyer-vows-to-punish-enemy-provocations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=18026","title":{"rendered":"Kim Jong Un Inspects New 5,000-Ton Destroyer, Vows To \u201cPunish Enemy Provocations\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Kim Jong Un Inspects New 5,000-Ton Destroyer, Vows To \u201cPunish Enemy Provocations\u201d<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Choe-Hyon-300x157.jpg?resize=300%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kim Jong Un Inspects New 5,000-Ton Destroyer, Vows To \u201cPunish Enemy Provocations\u201d\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;margin-right:10px;width:150px; height:150px;float:left;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Choe-Hyon-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Choe-Hyon-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Choe-Hyon-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Choe-Hyon-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Choe-Hyon.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1876285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1876285\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1876285\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Choe-Hyon.jpg?resize=1200%2C628\" alt=\"Choe Hyon\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Choe-Hyon.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Choe-Hyon-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Choe-Hyon-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Choe-Hyon-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Choe-Hyon-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1876285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screengrab from YouTube video posted by Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the country\u2019s new 5,000-ton destroyer Choe Hyon on October 5, 2025, and urged the navy to stay ready to \u201cthoroughly deter and counter enemy provocations,\u201d according to state media reports.<\/p>\n<p>The visit was part of North Korea\u2019s annual Defence Development Exhibition, which showcases the regime\u2019s growing emphasis on military modernisation. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim was accompanied by senior officials from the ruling Workers\u2019 Party and the government as he toured the vessel.<\/p>\n<p>During his inspection, Kim said that the navy\u2019s strength should be demonstrated across the open seas to safeguard the nation\u2019s sovereignty and security. He also reaffirmed the ruling party\u2019s commitment to expanding the naval combat force without delay.<\/p>\n<p>The Choe Hyon is North Korea\u2019s first 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer, unveiled in April this year as part of Pyongyang\u2019s plan to enhance its maritime capabilities. State media previously said the ship is fitted with supersonic strategic cruise missiles, tactical ballistic missiles and other modern weaponry.<\/p>\n<p>Satellite imagery analysed by South Korea-based SI Analytics in September indicated that engines had recently been installed on the Choe Hyon, suggesting that sea trials could take place as early as this month.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6BxcvuNFjKY?si=x1kGIUTesjj8DxM8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nVideo Credits: Reuters\/YouTube<\/p>\n<p>Photographs released by KCNA showed Kim inside the ship\u2019s control room, observing monitors and pointing to maps while discussing operational plans with naval officers. The report described the destroyer as evidence of North Korea\u2019s \u201cremarkable development\u201d in defence technology.<\/p>\n<p>The Choe Hyon is one of two vessels of this class launched in 2025. A second destroyer, the Kang Kon, was launched in June after undergoing repairs from a failed launching attempt a month earlier that saw the ship partially capsize, an incident Kim had described at the time as a \u201ccriminal act\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According to South Korea\u2019s military, the new destroyer may have been developed with Russian assistance, possibly in exchange for North Korean manpower sent to support Moscow\u2019s war efforts in Ukraine. Pyongyang has not commented on these claims.<\/p>\n<p>Kim\u2019s inspection came a day after he announced that North Korea would deploy \u201cspecial assets to major targets\u201d in reaction to what he called the United States\u2019 arms build-up in South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. currently has about 28,500 troops in South Korea and recently held joint military drills with South Korea and Japan, which North Korea criticises as invasion preparations.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, South Korean shipbuilders, major players in global naval construction, are considering to expand into the U.S. defence market, possibly investing in American shipyards. This supports Washington\u2019s goal to strengthen naval cooperation with Seoul and Tokyo amid rising tensions with China and North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts say that North Korea\u2019s recent shipbuilding activities, including plans to construct a third 5,000-ton destroyer by October 2026, show its aim to boost naval power beyond coastal defence.\u00a0This would significantly change North Korea\u2019s naval reach and deterrence strategy.<\/p>\n<p><em>References: The Hindu, CNA<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    MI News Network<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/shipping-news\/kim-jong-un-inspects-new-5000-ton-destroyer-vows-to-punish-enemy-provocations\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=kim-jong-un-inspects-new-5000-ton-destroyer-vows-to-punish-enemy-provocations\">Go to marine insight<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Jong Un Inspects New 5,000-Ton Destroyer, Vows To \u201cPunish Enemy Provocations\u201d Screengrab from YouTube video posted by Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the country\u2019s new 5,000-ton destroyer Choe Hyon on October 5, 2025, and urged the navy to stay ready to \u201cthoroughly deter and counter enemy provocations,\u201d according to state media [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-18026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18026"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18026\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}