North Korea Outpaces Russia With Second Choe Hyon-Class Destroyer Under Construction

North Korea Outpaces Russia With Second Choe Hyon-Class Destroyer Under Construction

North Korea has launched the construction of a second Choe Hyon-class destroyer, just weeks after the first vessel entered the water. According to Defense Express on May 17, citing satellite imagery analyzed by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the second Choe Hyon-class destroyer is under construction at a shipyard in Chongjin, on North Korea’s eastern coast. The first vessel of the class was launched on April 25 in Nam…