North Korea builds the largest warship in its history, says CNN citing the latest satellite images. Built in a shipyard in Nampo (60 kilometres from the country's capital), the ship is simply a rocket frigate of an estimated dimension of 140 metres.
The latest satellite images cited by US CNN indicate that a North Korea-built facility, may be twice as large as the erstwhile ships.
The photographs that Maxar Technologies provided indicate that the ship is being built at Nampo shipyard, 60 kilometres southwest of Pjongjangu.
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A rocket frigate, about 140 metres long. CNN indicates that Arleigh Burke class rocket destroyers belonging to the U.S. Navy are ca. 155 m.
New North Korean ship. Biggest in history
According to erstwhile U.S. Navy captain Carl Schuster most likely It must be a year or more before the fresh North Korean warship can begin its naval trials. Analysts have besides noted that the ship is likely to be prepared to install a phased antenna radar that can track threats and targets faster and more accurately than the existing tools.
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U.S. military intelligence (DIA) reported in 2021 that the North Korean Navy had ca. 400 patrol vessels and 70 submarines. As emphasized, although this is simply a large number of units, most of them are old and small.
The study stresses that in the event of a conflict with South Korea or the United States, the North Korean Navy will mainly deal with the defence of the coast, as both countries have much greater maritime forces.
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