{"id":15033,"date":"2026-11-10T03:26:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T03:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=15033"},"modified":"2026-11-10T03:26:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T03:26:45","slug":"n-korea-tests-new-torpedo-eyes-early-2027-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=15033","title":{"rendered":"N. Korea tests new torpedo, eyes early 2027 deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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North Korea’s first 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer, named the Choe Hyon, is docked at a shipyard in the western coastal city of Nampho, June 23, during a ceremony to mark its commissioning, in this photo captured from the North’s Korean Central Television. Newsis<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

North Korea has test-fired a new type of torpedo in the East Sea, state media reported Tuesday, saying it plans to deploy the system with its Navy in early 2027.<\/p>\n

The Academy of Defense Sciences, the Missile Administration and the Torpedo Weapon Research Bureau “verified the combat effectiveness” of the new high-speed torpedo system Monday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.<\/p>\n

The test was part of the “obligatory activities” of the defense research institutes to put weapons technology “on a highly-developed basis,” it added.<\/p>\n

The North gave no further details on the torpedo’s specifications.<\/p>\n

Pyongyang has been pushing to strengthen its naval capabilities with a string of weapons tests.<\/p>\n

Last month, it conducted an underwater test of a new high-speed, precision-guided torpedo that uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology, calling it a “significant” change in its naval capabilities. It also fired two types of strategic cruise missiles from what was presumed to be a 3,000-ton submarine in the East Sea.<\/p>\n

In June, it commissioned the 5,000-ton Choe Hyon destroyer in the West Sea, followed by the 5,000-ton Kang Kon destroyer in the East Sea in September.<\/p>\n

At the Choe Hyon’s commissioning ceremony in June, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the Navy “is rising into a full-fledged service equipped with strategic means as the program of equipping the Navy with nuclear weapons is following its planned course unerringly.”<\/p>\n

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North Korea’s first 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer, named the Choe Hyon, is docked at a shipyard in the western coastal city of Nampho, June 23, during a ceremony to mark its commissioning, in this photo captured from the North’s Korean Central Television. Newsis North Korea has test-fired a new type of torpedo in the East Sea,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_templately_pack_id":"","_templately_imported_at":"","_templately_source":"","_templately_import_session_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-korea","category-trending-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t