Defense industry of North Korea

North Korea's defence industry predates the Korean War, but has emerged as a major supplier to the North Korean armed forces beginning in the 1970s,[1] but increasingly so after the fall of the Soviet Union and to supplement those purchased from China.[1] Most equipment produced are copies of Soviet and Chinese built military hardware.

Military factories

Tanks, arms, and missiles
  • First Machine Industry Bureau - supplier of machine guns, likely Type 62 Light Machine Gun and Type 73 Light Machine Gun[2]
  • Ryu Kyong-su Tank Factory - Sinhung South Hamgyong Province[3]
  • Second Machine Industry Bureau - Sŏngch'ŏn-kun, South Pyongan Province - builds Chonma-ho and Pokpung-ho MBT; likely Chuch'e-Po and Koksan artillery gun
  • Third Machine Industry Bureau: Multi-stage rockets
  • Fourth Machine Industry Bureau: Guided missiles
  • Fifth Machine Industry Bureau: Nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons
  • Tokhyon Munitions Plant[4]
  • Bong Dao Bo Shipyards, Sinpo - located on the mainland across from Mayang-do Naval base - builder of the Sang-O and Gorae class Submarines.[5]
  • Mayang-do Naval Shipyards, Mayang-do Island in northeast coast - maintenance facility with graving dock; has built some ships for the navy (12 Romeo class submarines)
  • Najin Shipyards - Kowan-Class submarine rescue ship, Soho class frigates and Najin class frigates
  • Nampho Shipyards - located on west coast and builds small- and medium-size submarines (Sang-O and Yugo?)
  • Wonsan Shipyards - located on east coast and builds small- and medium-size submarines (Sang-O and Yugo?)
  • Yukdaeso-ri Shipyards - located on west coast and has built midget submarines (Yugo-class submarines or Yono-class submarines) since the 1960s
  • Sixth Machine Industry Bureau: Battleships and submarines

Aircraft

There are no known indigenous aircraft built in North Korea, factories supply components or parts for current aircraft flown such as for Tumansky RD-9 turbojet engine used by Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 and Shenyang J-6.[6]

Another is additional sub systems for aircraft such as Tactical air navigation system that for example were known to be exported to Syria.[7]

  • Ch’onjin - small factory used to build spare parts and rebuild aircraft for the Air Force.[8]
  • Taechon - used to build spare parts and rebuild aircraft for the Air Force.[8]
  • Panghyon - North Korea's primary aircraft assembly, repair and research facility established in the mid-1980s.[9][10]
  • Seventh Machine Industry Bureau: Production and purchase of war planes

Space

References
  1. John Pike. "Korean People's Army - Equipment Introduction". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  2. Bermudez Jr., p. 50.
  3. "Asia Times". Atimes.com. 2002-07-06. Archived from the original on 2002-08-03. Retrieved 2017-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Air Force". Fas.org. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  5. Cook, Damen. "North Korea's Most Important Submarine Base". The Diplomat. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  6. 군사세계, 유용원의. "북한의 무인기 MM-1". 유용원의 군사세계. Retrieved Nov 28, 2022.
  7. "Flying under the radar - Syria's 'Special Purpose' Mi-17s". Retrieved Nov 28, 2022.
  8. "North Korea AF Narrative History". Aeroflight. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  9. Bermudez Jr, Joseph S. (2001). The armed forces of North Korea. London: I.B. Tauris. pp. 156–160. ISBN 1860645003.
  10. "North Korea's Hwasong-14 Missile Launch Site Identified: The Panghyon Aircraft Factory | 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea". 38 North. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

Bibliography
  • Bermudez Jr., Joseph S. (2001). The Armed Forces of North Korea. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 1-86064-486-4.
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