North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has unveiled a new naval destroyer, claiming it as a significant advancement towards his goal of expanding the operational range and preemptive strike capabilities of his nuclear-armed military.

North Korea has unveiled a new warship it claims is a destroyer armed with the "most powerful weapons," at a launch ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un, state media said Saturday. The announcement comes about a month after Kim oversaw the test of new suicide and reconnaissance drones featuring artificial intelligence technology,

Reuters reported that North Korea's new class of warship was able to accommodate dozens of vertical launch cells to carry missiles its military has already developed.