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