01.01.2025, 10:13
In Nordkorea befindet sich offenbar ein neuer Fregattentyp im Bau, grob wird von 150 m Länge und 15 m Breite ausgegangen. Angeblich soll auch ein VLS zum Einbau kommen...
Schneemann
Zitat:North Korea’s New Warship Appears To Be Designed For Vertical Launch System, Phased Array Radar [...]https://www.twz.com/sea/north-koreas-new...rray-radar
The vessel, which looks to be around the size of a typical modern frigate, or at the least a very large corvette, also appears to be designed to accommodate a vertical launch system (VLS) for missiles and a phased-array radar — two advanced items not previously seen on a North Korean design. [...] Previous photos of the vessel appeared in November, during a defense exhibition in North Korea, but they only showed the bow area with very limited detail as they can only be seen in wide-angle images released of the event. [...]
As for the size of the new vessel, Joseph Dempsey, research associate for Defence and Military Analysis at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), determined that it’s “likely a destroyer and the largest warship ever constructed in the DPRK.” According to Dempsey’s previous analysis, “the design appears to have an approximately 15-meter (50-foot) beam,” making it around one-third wider than the Amnok and Tuman class corvettes, which are the largest warships that North Korea has built for decades. The Amnok and Tuman class are both approximately 250 feet long, a typical length for a modern corvette, although the distinction between warship types — especially frigates and corvettes — is increasingly blurred. [...]
While North Korea is currently busy with a wide range of military developments — with its missile programs gaining the most attention for its rapid advances — Kim has, in recent months, made statements focused on the maritime domain especially.
Earlier this year, state media quoted Kim as saying that increasing the power of its naval forces is “the most important issue in reliably defending the maritime sovereignty of the country and stepping up the war preparations at present.” He also called for “pushing ahead with the planned building of ships and unconditionally completing them within the period of the Five-Year Plan.”
Schneemann