Kim Jong Un attends relaunch of North Korea's repaired destroyer "Kang Kon" following a failed launch where the ship slipped ...

Despite having a nuclear arsenal, which is growing in size and sophistication, and an enormous standing army, North Korea's ...

North Korea appears to have returned to an upright position its stricken Choe Hyun Class destroyer that partially capsized during a botched launching ceremony, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

A satellite image shows a North Korean warship covered with a blue tarp after an accident that occurred during its launch at the shipyard, in Chongjin, North Korea, on May 23, 2025 [Satellite ...

The failed launch incident is reported to have deeply embarrassed leader Kim Jong Un as he attempts to modernize North Korea's navy.

Kim Jong Un, North Korea's leader, reportedly set a deadline for the destroyer's restoration before a party Congress this month.

North Korea says it righted a capsized destroyer and moored it at a pier in the northeastern port of Chongjin as it continues ...

North Korea has successfully repaired and relaunched its new 5,000-ton naval destroyer less than a month after the boat embarrassingly capsized, according to state media reports. The Korean Central ...

The rest of the North Korean navy consists of ten elderly frigates and corvettes. Another one of these was converted into a mine sweeper. The remainder of the fleet consists of about a hundred patrol ...

North Korea pulls capsized warship upright after botched launch, report says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called the accident an insult to the nation’s prestige and vowed to punish those ...

A satellite image shows a North Korean warship covered with a blue tarp after an accident that occurred during its launch at the shipyard in Chongjin, North Korea, May 24, 2025. 2025 Planet Labs ...