Key Summary
- North Korea said on the 10th that it conducted a test to assess a new torpedo weapons system in the East Sea.
- The state-run Korean Central News Agency said the test on the 9th was carried out by the Academy of National Defense Science, the Missile General Bureau, and the Underwater Weapons Research Institute.
- The report did not disclose the torpedo’s specifications or performance.
- North Korea said the new system is scheduled to be deployed to the navy from early next year.
- The announcement follows last month’s live-fire test of another new high-speed precision-guided torpedo system, called Jam-2.0.
Main Story
North Korea said it has carried out another test of a newly developed torpedo weapons system in the East Sea, describing the exercise as a check of the system’s combat effectiveness.
According to the report released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency on the 10th, the Academy of National Defense Science, the Missile General Bureau, and the Underwater Weapons Research Institute conducted the assessment on the 9th.
The report did not provide technical details about the weapon, including its specifications or measured performance. It instead said the test was part of routine work by defense research institutions aimed at improving weapons systems.
The agency also said the new torpedo system is expected to be deployed to North Korea’s navy from early next year.
The latest announcement comes after North Korea said on the 15th of last month that it had carried out a live-fire test of a new high-speed precision-guided torpedo system known as Jam-2.0. At that time, North Korea claimed the system incorporated artificial intelligence technology and key technologies developed through 180 tests over the previous five years.
Background
North Korea has recently issued repeated statements about torpedo development and testing, including a separate report last month about Jam-2.0. No additional background was provided in the supplied text.
Items Requiring Further Verification
- The claim that the new torpedo system will be deployed to the navy from early next year is based on the North Korean report and was not independently verified in the article.
- The alleged use of artificial intelligence and the claim of 180 tests over five years for Jam-2.0 were stated by North Korea and were not independently confirmed.
- No technical specifications or performance data for the new torpedo system were disclosed in the supplied text.