US military intelligence has detected the construction of a diesel-powered submarine in North Korea's Sinpo shipyard on its east coast. According to Diplomat magazine, US intelligence estimates the sub to be a two thousand ton vessel capable of launching SLBMs.
The vessel is the largest the regime has constructed since building its Najin-class frigates. The US intelligence community believes the new sub will succeed the Gorae-class sub, the only sub that can launch a Pukguksong-1 SLBM.
North Korea has carried out four SLBM ejection tests last summer, with the last taking place on the 30th of July. US intelligence also believes the regim is currently developing a new SLBM which uses an advance airframe made of lighter composite materials that would increase the missile's range.
Amid increasing ballistic missile threats from the North, the US Sixth Fleet test fired one of its most advanced missile interceptors off the Scottish coast.
Source: Arirang News
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