South Korea-based SI Analytics reported in September that satellite imagery showed North Korea finally installing engines in the Choe Hyon, and predicted it could conduct sea trials as soon as this month.
The United States is seeking to revive the US Navy with its allies, South Korea and Japan, amid rising geopolitical tensions with China.
South Korean shipbuilders, among the industry’s leaders, are mulling an expansion in the US defence market, including investing in US shipyards.
In May, a Choe Hyon-class destroyer partially capsized during a botched launching ceremony Kim attended, which the leader called a “criminal act”.
Source: CNA
