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North Korea. Self-designed and produced; Modeled after the FN M1910, Makarov PM, and the Walther PPK; chambered in .32 ACP. Issued to high-ranking officers. [ 3 ] Baek-Du San. Czechoslovakia North Korea. Unlicensed copy of the CZ 75 pistol. [ 5 ] Replaced the Type 68 as the standard-issue pistol.
The Korean People's Army Ground Force was formed on August 20, 1947. It outnumbered and outgunned the South Korean army on the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 before being pushed back by a combined United Nations-Republic of Korea counteroffensive. North Korean ground forces formations which fought in the Korean War included the I Corps ...
North Korea sells missiles and military equipment to many countries worldwide. [34] In April 2009, the United Nations named the Korea Mining and Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) as North Korea's primary arms dealer and main exporter of equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.
North Korea operates a wide variety of air defense equipment, from short-range MANPADS such as 9K34 Strela-3, 9K38 Igla and ZPU-4 heavy machine guns, high-altitude upgraded S-75 Dvina, [22] to long-range SA-5 Gammon and Pon'gae-5 SAM systems and large-calibre AA artillery guns. [20] [23] North Korea has one of the densest air defence networks ...
The PT-76 (Not to be confused with Ob'yekt 906 or PT-85) is a Soviet amphibious light tank that was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces. Ordered in 1965, North Korea is believed to have around 500 in reserve.
K532 K533 K534. Sweden South Korea. Mortar carrier Electronic warfare Signals vehicle. ≈500 [ 43 ] Kia Motors. The Hagglunds BV206 was built in Korea under license by Kia Motors. [ 43 ] The RoK Army operates 9,096 civil vehicles ranging from sedans to buses, forklifts, excavators, and graders.
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.
This is a List of active ships of the Korean People's Navy, the naval service of North Korea. Most of the list includes Ships of Korean Origin. Yet, it also contains types that are less frequently used, with their origins from past communist countries of the Soviet Union, and China. In late years, the production of lightly armored, but yet ...