As the week wraps up, catch up with SOFREP’s Evening Brief, delivering the top defense and global affairs stories for June 13 ...

North Korea says it has repaired a damaged destroyer and launched the ship in the presence of leader Kim Jong Un ...

North Korea said it successfully refloated a 5,000-ton destroyer that suffered damage in a botched launch attempt last month that left it foundering in shallow water, with leader Kim Jong Un vowing to ...

Johnny Somali, known for provocative behaviour, faces severe legal charges in South Korea, risking decades in prison for ...

North Korea has raised a capsized warship and moored it at a pier in the north-eastern port of Chongjin, as it continues to ...

North Korea said Friday it had righted a capsized destroyer and moored it at a pier in the northeastern port of Chongjin as it continues to repair the new warship leader ...

Referencing the Korean word for president, "dae-tong-ryeong" which literally means "a great leader who unites the people," he reaffirmed his intention to serve all citizens, regardless of gender, ...

North Korea’s military-industrial vulnerabilities, satellite imagery has confirmed that the second vessel in the country’s Choi Hyun-class of frigates, which suffered a dramatic and highly publicized ...

The Strategic Implications of North Korea's Failed Naval Vessel Launch On May 21, 2025, North Korea's much-anticipated launch of a 5,000-ton warship ended in embarrassment when the vessel ran aground ...

Beyond the immediate consequences, the event exposed enduring limitations in North Korea’s naval development ... ensures that incidents like this one—far from derailing their plans—may ...