North Korean destroyer Kang Kon

History
North Korea
Name
  • Kang Kon
  • (강건)
NamesakeKang Kon
BuilderHambuk Shipyard, Chongjin
Laid downMay 2024
Launched12 June 2025
IdentificationHull number: 52
StatusOn trials
General characteristics
TypeChoe Hyon-class destroyer
Displacement5,000 t (4,900 long tons)
Length~140–145 m (459 ft 4 in – 475 ft 9 in)
Beam~16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Sensors &
processing systems
Phased array radars
Electronic warfare
& decoys
4 × countermeasures dispensers
Armament
  • 1 × ~127 mm (5 in)-type naval gun
  • 1 × Pantsir-ME CIWS
  • 2 × 30 mm AK-630 CIWS
  • 74 × VLS cells of various sizes for guided missiles
  • Anti-ship cruise missile launchers
  • 4 × 4 small launchers
Aircraft carried1 × helicopter
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck

Kang Kon (Korean: 강건) is the second ship of Choe Hyon-class destroyers to be operated by the Korean People's Navy. The ship is among the first destroyers operated by the North Korean navy.