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Defense industry of North Korea

Index 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, but increasingly so after the fall of the Soviet Union and to supplement those purchased from China. [1]

29 relations: Arms industry, China, Chongjin, Chonma-ho, Chuch'e-Po, Dry dock, Koksan (artillery), Korean People's Army, Korean War, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19, Najin-class frigate, North Korea, Panghyon Airport, Pokpung-ho, Romeo-class submarine, Sang-O-class submarine, Shenyang J-6, Sinhung County, Sinpo, Sinpo-class submarine, Soho-class frigate, Songchon County, South Hamgyong Province, South Pyongan Province, Soviet Union, Taechon County, Tumansky RD-9, Yono-class submarine, Yugo-class submarine.

Arms industry

The arms industry, also known as the defense industry or the arms trade, is a global industry responsible for the manufacturing and sales of weapons and military technology.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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Chongjin

Chŏngjin is the capital of North Korea's North Hamgyong Province and the country's third largest city.

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Chonma-ho

The Ch'ŏnma-ho or spelled as Chonma-ho (Chosŏn'gŭl: 천마호; Hanja: 天馬號) is one of North Korea's secretive indigenous main battle tank designs.

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Chuch'e-Po

Chuch'e-Po (M1992) is a North Korean self-propelled artillery gun, based on a modified Ch'ŏnma-ho chassis.

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Dry dock

A dry dock (sometimes dry-dock or drydock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform.

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Koksan (artillery)

The M-1978 (Koksan) is a 170 mm self-propelled (SP) gun of North Korean design and manufacture.

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Korean People's Army

The Korean People's Army (KPA) is an institution of the Workers' Party of Korea, and constitutes the de facto military force of North Korea.

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Korean War

The Korean War (in South Korean, "Korean War"; in North Korean, "Fatherland: Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the principal support of the United States).

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 (Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-19; NATO reporting name: Farmer) is a Soviet second generation, single-seat, twin jet-engined fighter aircraft.

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Najin-class frigate

The North Korean Najin-class frigates are some of the largest vessels in the Korean People's Navy.

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North Korea

North Korea (Chosŏn'gŭl:조선; Hanja:朝鮮; Chosŏn), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (abbreviated as DPRK, PRK, DPR Korea, or Korea DPR), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

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Panghyon Airport

Panghyon Airport (also written Banghyon airfield) is an airport near Panghyŏn-dong in Kusong, Pyongan-bukto, North Korea.

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Pokpung-ho

The P'okp'ung-ho or spelled Pokpung-ho (Chosŏn'gŭl: 폭풍호; Hanja: 暴風號) is a North Korean main battle tank (MBT) developed in the 1990s.

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Romeo-class submarine

The Project 633 class (known in the West by its NATO reporting name as the Romeo class) is a class of Soviet diesel-electric submarine, built in the 1950s.

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Sang-O-class submarine

The Sang-O (Shark) class submarines (Hangul: 상어급 잠수함) are in use by North Korea, and are the country's largest indigenously-built submarines.

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Shenyang J-6

The Shenyang J-6 (Chinese: 歼-6; designated F-6 for export versions; NATO reporting name: "Farmer") is the Chinese-built version of the Soviet MiG-19 'Farmer' fighter aircraft.

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Sinhung County

Sinhŭng County is a mountainous county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea.

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Sinpo

Sinpho is a port city on the coast of the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) in central South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea.

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Sinpo-class submarine

The Sinpo class submarine, also called the Gorae ("whale"), GlobalSecurity.org, accessed 2017-04-18 or Pongdae class, is a new class of submarine produced in North Korea.

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Soho-class frigate

The Soho-class frigates are a class of naval warship currently in use by North Korea.

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Songchon County

Sŏngch'ŏn County is a ''kun'' (county) in South P'yŏngan, North Korea.

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South Hamgyong Province

South Hamgyong Province (Hamgyŏngnamdo) is a province of North Korea.

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South Pyongan Province

South Pyongan Province (Phyŏngannamdo) is a province of North Korea.

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Soviet Union

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.

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Taechon County

T'aechŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in central North P'yŏngan province, North Korea.

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Tumansky RD-9

The Tumansky RD-9 (initially designated Mikulin AM-5) was an early Soviet turbojet engine, not based on pre-existing German or British designs.

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Yono-class submarine

No description.

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Yugo-class submarine

The Yugo class submarine is a class of four midget submarines used primarily for infiltration and espionage by North Korea.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_industry_of_North_Korea

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