Defense industry of North Korea

North Korea's defense industry predates the Korean War, but has emerged as major a 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 and arms

  • Bong Dao Bo Shipyards, Sinpo - located on the mainland across from Mayang-Do Island 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

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]

  • Ch’onjin - small factory used to build spare parts and rebuild aircraft for the Air Force.[7]
  • Taechon - used to build spare parts and rebuild aircraft for the Air Force.[7]
  • Panghyon - North Korea’s primary aircraft assembly, repair and research facility established in the mid-1980s.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  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. ↑ http://bemil.chosun.com/nbrd/bbs/view.html?b_bbs_id=10162&num=9
  7. 1 2 "North Korea AF Narrative History". Aeroflight. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Bermudez Jr, Joseph S. (2001). The armed forces of North Korea. London: I.B. Tauris. pp. 156–160. ISBN 1860645003.
  9. ↑ "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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