SECURITYJun 16 · 22:39 UTCRADIO FREE ASIANoh Jung Min for RFA

Satellite images suggest North Korea is upgrading ports for new, larger destroyers

North Korea is expanding shipyards in Nampo and Chongjin to build new destroyers as part of a five-year naval modernization plan. Satellite imagery shows infrastructure upgrades to support larger vessels, with two 5,000-ton destroyers already built and two more under construction.

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North KoreaplaceBruce Songhak ChungpersonKorea Institute for Security StrategyorganizationNampoplaceChongjinplaceKim Jong UnpersonKorea Central News AgencyorganizationChoe HyontopicKang Kontopic

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