SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to keep building a more modern navy fleet to enhance the country's maritime power as he attended the launching ceremony for a warship that was repaired after its earlier failed launch,

During the launch ceremony the previous day, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to rapidly strengthen the country's navy by building two destroyers per year to deter aggression, with the third and fourth ships of the new Choe Hyon class planned for 2026.

Kim said the restoration of the destroyer “had not delayed” North Korea’s attempts to enhance naval power, and said plans were in place “to build two more 5,000-tonne destroyers next year”, KCNA said.