North Korea offers rare look at its newest naval corvette



Analysis North Korea offers rare look at its newest naval corvette State media shows Amnok-class warship for first time, underlining low priority of conventional navy vessels Colin Zwirko June 28, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A suspected Amnok-class corvette appears at sea in a new state TV program \| Image: KCTV (June 27, 2023) One of the North Korean navy’s newest warships made its first appearance in state media this week, raising questions about the status of naval developments and their importance to the country’s leadership relative to new missile systems. The ship shown on state television appeared to be an Amnok-class corvette (light frigate), a type of vessel that first entered service in 2017, North Korea military experts Tarao Goo and Joost Oliemans of the Oryx military blog told NK Pro. The vessel appeared at sea in two brief clips aired during a historical program Tuesday on Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 02New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 03How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 04What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 05What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 06If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 07North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 08The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats

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North Korea offers rare look at its newest naval corvette

State media shows Amnok-class warship for first time, underlining low priority of conventional navy vessels

Colin Zwirko June 28, 2023

North Korea offers rare look at its newest naval corvette

A suspected Amnok-class corvette appears at sea in a new state TV program | Image: KCTV (June 27, 2023)

One of the North Korean navy’s newest warships made its first appearance in state media this week, raising questions about the status of naval developments and their importance to the country’s leadership relative to new missile systems.

The ship shown on state television appeared to be an Amnok-class corvette (light frigate), a type of vessel that first entered service in 2017, North Korea military experts Tarao Goo and Joost Oliemans of the Oryx military blog told NK Pro.

The vessel appeared at sea in two brief clips aired during a historical program Tuesday on

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05What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia
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North Korea offers rare look at its newest naval corvette

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