Anti-aircraft missiles

Also known as

Ship-launched SAMs
Destroyer-launched anti-aircraft missiles

Ship-launched anti-aircraft missiles associated with North Korea's Choe Hyon destroyer. CSIS described the ship's air-defense fit as Russian Pantsir-M and reported anti-aircraft missile launches during the vessel's 28 April 2025 test activity.

Anti-aircraft missiles, Ship-launched anti-aircraft missile, Munitions

Image source: Al Jazeera gallery: North Korea commissions warship as Kim eyes nuclear navy

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Russia
Built by: KBP Instrument Design Bureau
Type: Ship-launched anti-aircraft missile
Service note: 2025-present

SAMsurface-to-airair defense naval

Specifications

Launch platform: Choe Hyon destroyer
Documented launch date: 28 April 2025
Air-defense fit: Russian Pantsir-M system
Role: Point defense against aircraft, UAVs, and cruise missiles

Launch Platform

CSIS described the Choe Hyon's April 2025 test activity as including anti-aircraft missile launches from the ship.

Platform	Type	Evidence
Choe Hyon destroyer	Guided-missile destroyer	Reported to have launched anti-aircraft missiles during the 28 April 2025 test activity.

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Documented aboard the Choe Hyon destroyer during April 2025 missile tests.

Media

Anti-aircraft missiles Images

Anti-aircraft missiles, Ship-launched anti-aircraft missile, Munitions - view 1 — Source: Al Jazeera gallery: North Korea commissions warship as Kim eyes nuclear navy

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Sources

CSIS: North Korea Launches the Choe Hyon Guided Missile DestroyerPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports the Choe Hyon's Russian Pantsir-M air-defense fit and the April 28, 2025 anti-aircraft missile launch context. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Pantsir S-1Publisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports the Pantsir family manufacturer and background context used for the Russian shipborne air-defense fit. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Al Jazeera gallery: North Korea commissions warship as Kim eyes nuclear navyPublisher: Al Jazeera | Note: Image provenance for the Choe Hyon photographs used on this relationship page. | Accessed: 2026-06-27