North Korean destroyer Choe Hyon

History
North Korea
Name
  • Choe Hyon
  • (최현)
NamesakeChoe Hyon
BuilderNampo Shipyard, Nampo
Laid downMay 2024
Launched27 April 2025
IdentificationHull number 51
StatusSea trials
General characteristics
Class & typeChoe Hyon-class destroyer
Displacement5,000 t (4,900 long tons)
Length~140–145 metres (459 ft 4 in – 475 ft 9 in)
Beam~16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Sensors &
processing systems
  • Phased array radars
  • Type 362 air/surface search radar
  • 3 × fire-control radars
  • 2 × navigation radars
  • Hull-mounted sonar
  • IFF system
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • 4 × countermeasures dispensers
  • R-ESM
  • R-ECM
Armament
  • 1 × 127 mm (5.0 in) or 130 mm (5.1 in) naval gun
  • 1 × Pantsir-ME CIWS
  • 2 × 30 mm AK-630 CIWS
  • 74 × VLS cells of various sizes for guided missiles
  • 4 × 4 anti-ship missile launchers
  • 4 × 4 Bulsae-4 launchers
  • 2 × 2 533 mm (21.0 in) DTA-53 torpedo launchers
Aircraft carried1 × helicopter or UAV
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck

Choe Hyon (Korean: 최현) is the lead ship of the Choe Hyon-class destroyers to be operated by the Korean People's Navy (KPN). The ship is the first destroyer operated by the KPN. The vessel was launched on 27 April 2025.

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