North Korean state news agency KCNA said Kim Jong Un announced at the commissioning ceremony of the 5,000‑ton warship Choe Hyon in the port of Nampho that Pyongyang will build two similar vessels annually over the next five years. He outlined plans to deploy the 5,000‑ton frigate Kang Kang and 10,000‑ton strategic warships, and stressed the creation of new naval bases. Kim added that the modernization and "nuclear‑ization" of the navy are progressing rapidly, describing its future capabilities as extraordinary.