North Korea will equip the Navy with new high-speed torpedoes from the beginning of 2027

North Korea will begin equipping its naval forces with new high-speed torpedoes from early 2027. It's from sb.by.

- The new torpedo weapon system will begin to be supplied to the Navy from the beginning of 2027.

The test launch took place on November 9 in the Sea of Japan. Specialists of the Academy of Defense Sciences, the Main Missile Directorate and the Department of Torpedo Weapons Research of the DPRK tested the combat effectiveness of the new system. It was developed jointly by defense research institutions of the republic.

KCNA noted that the tests were carried out as part of the planned work to improve weapons technologies. Technical characteristics of the torpedo and the results of the launch are not disclosed. Deputies ratified the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Belarus and the DPRK