North Korea successfully launched a 5,000-ton destroyer that was damaged during its first launch attempt last month, state-run media reported Friday, with leader Kim Jong Un vowing to build two more warships next year.

A North Korean naval destroyer damaged in a botched launch last month was successfully set afloat on a second attempt, with leader Kim Jong Un presiding, state media said

North Korea said Friday it has repaired its damaged second naval destroyer and launched it into the water in the presence of leader Kim Jong Un, about three weeks after it capsized during an earlier,