North Korea has performed the first fire tests of the weapons systems of his new destroyer, the Choe Hyon, who were supervised by the regime leader, state media announced on Wednesday.
The tests took place this Monday and Tuesday, April 28 and 29, as detailed by the North Korean news agency KCNA, who said that Kim “greatly valued the preparation and start of the tests” of the tests, “and stressed the need to improve the weapons systems of the ship for a short -term integrated operation.”
On Monday, shot tests of a supersonic cruise missile, a strategic cruise missile, an anti -aircraft missile and an automatic 127 millimeter cannon for ships were performed, while on Tuesday the fire test of a guided tactical weapon of a guided vessel to ship, several types of automatic shipped cannons and electronic interference cannons and smoke, according to Kcna, was carried out on Tuesday. “The power of the 127 mm automatic caton aboard the ship attracted the attention of the senior officials,” according to the medium.
In addition, these days, the regime has had no problem recognizing that it is helping its Russian ally in the Ukraine invasion war, initiated in 2022 ,.
Kim “greatly praised the Naval Fire Power System” of the destroyer and said that it is necessary to “establish a proactive and offensive defensive system based on a powerful attack capacity,” and urged to accelerate the development of nuclear weapons for the Navy “in order to defend the state and maritime sovereignty of current and future threats.”
North Korea celebrated last Friday the Choe Hyon launch ceremony, its new multipurpose destroyer, 5,000 tons and equipped with weapons that, he said, will significantly improve their naval operations.
During the ceremony, Kim urged to build more warships of the same class, as well as larger cruises and various types of escort ships for next year, in addition to encouraging the development of nuclear propulsion submarines for the future.
The North Korean regime is betting on strengthening its naval power to build a platform capable of launching nuclear attacks also from the sea.
