Interesting what Kim Jong Un's speech at ceremony of launching destroyer Choi Hyun 51 weapon systems installed and what is planned for the future
The emergence of this destroyer has made a breakthrough in modernizing our naval forces.
To explain the
hardware of the destroyer, an ensemble of our self-reliant defence technology, it is equipped
not only with anti-air, anti-ship, anti-submarine and anti-ballistic missile capability
but also with weapon systems for the most effective ground striking operations, like hypersonic strategic cruise missile, tactical ballistic missile and other means of strike. So it is capable of performing multi-mission surface operations and thus increasing the possibility of direct intervention by the Navy in the ground operations.
This is one of the things of great significance in view of the militar
This warship will be handed over to the Navy and launched into operation in early next year after going through the necessary procedures, like the assessment of its performance and capability for conducting operations and the test of operation of its integrated equipment.
We will, of course, build warships of this class next year, too.
And we are planning to build in the shortest time possible a cruiser, whose operations capability is greater, as well as escort ships of various classes, and are now examining their master plans at the final stage.
We will execute this plan of building multi-mission destroyers year by year, and these ships will sail for operations in ordinary times in the coastal defensive waters and intermediate waters.
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Today's ceremony of launching a new-type destroyer will serve as a signal flare for strengthening the Navy of the DPRK.
And the second signal flare will be just the
building of a nuclear-powered submarine.
