The report highlighted a sharp rise in Chinese warship activity in the Pacific, especially near Japan's southwestern region.

The rest of the North Korean navy consists of ten elderly frigates and corvettes. Another one of these was converted into a mine sweeper. The remainder of the fleet consists of about a hundred patrol ...

It was built to intimidate, but it couldn’t hold together. Watch the stunning footage and analysis of how one of North Korea’s most advanced ships came apart at sea.

North Korea has recently launched two 5,000-ton, missile-armed destroyers, with two sister ships planned for next year.

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North Korea's former navy chief and a shipyard manager were scrubbed from official photos over their role in May's botched launch of a new warship.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un restated he “unconditionally” supports all Russian actions during its war in Ukraine, as he ...

The South Korean Navy currently operates 160 ships with a total displacement of 233,000 tons, including 21 submarines, 13 destroyers, 18 frigates, three corvettes, and 34 patrol boats, as well as 21 ...

HMS Spey has been working alongside the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force and monitored North Korean ships suspected of breaching sanctions previously imposed on Pyongyang ...

A Royal Navy vessel has been dispatched to exert pressure on North Korea amidst escalating tensions in the Indo-Pacific region.