North Korea commissions 'Aegis-style' destroyer, Kim pledges 10,000-ton warships
The North Korean 5,000-ton-class new destroyer "Choe Hyon," dubbed the "'North Korean version of the Aegis destroyer,'" was commissioned on the 23rd. The Korean Central News Agency reported on the 24th that the commissioning ceremony for the Choe Hyon was held at Nampo Port on the 23rd in the presence of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.