North Korea Tests New High-Speed Torpedo
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North Korea test-fired a new high-speed torpedo system, state media reported today, as Pyongyang ramps up arming its navy during heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula.
The weapon, tested yesterday in the East Sea, the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan, is scheduled to enter service with the North Korean navy from early 2027, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
The test comes during a wider drive by Pyongyang to expand its maritime capabilities and underwater strike capabilities, including new destroyers and increasingly sophisticated torpedoes.
“The Academy of Defence Sciences, the Missile Administration and the Torpedo Weapon Research Bureau verified the combat effectiveness of the new-type high-speed torpedo weapon system” yesterday, KCNA said.
The launch “is part of the obligatory activities of the defence scientific research institutes for putting the technology of weapon systems on a highly-developed basis,” KCNA said.
The test comes during a wider drive by Pyongyang to expand its maritime capabilities and underwater strike capabilities, including new destroyers and increasingly sophisticated torpedoes.
“The Academy of Defence Sciences, the Missile Administration and the Torpedo Weapon Research Bureau verified the combat effectiveness of the new-type high-speed torpedo weapon system” yesterday, KCNA said.
The launch “is part of the obligatory activities of the defence scientific research institutes for putting the technology of weapon systems on a highly-developed basis,” KCNA said.
