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North Korea: Resembles an AKS-74 but with a top-folding stock and has typically a helical magazine attached or in some cases a 30-round magazine. Preferred by mainly Special Operations Forces within the KPA [5] AK-105 Russia North Korea: North Korean copy of the Russian AK-105 with a shortened 20-round magazine carrying 5.45×39mm ammunition.
North Korea also received and built T62M tanks [26] (Ob'yekt 166M) which is an extensive modernization of the T-62 with protection and mobility improvements and the "Volna" fire control system. It is fitted with a BDD appliqué armour package, an additional belly armour plate for anti-mine protection, 10 mm thick reinforced rubber side skirts ...
The bi-annual report of North Korea's military capabilities by the ROK's Ministry of National Defense, released in 2018, identified the North Korean Army's strength at 7,620,000 reserves troops, 4,300 tanks, 2,500 armored vehicles, 8,600 artillery guns, 5,500 multiple rocket launchers.
According to North Korea's state news agency, military expenditures for 2010 made up 15.8 percent of the state budget. [31] Most analyses of North Korea's defence sector, however, estimate that defence spending constitutes between one-quarter and one-third of all government spending.
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, [21] to long-range SA-5 Gammon and Pon'gae-5 SAM systems and large-calibre AA artillery guns. [22] [23] North Korea has one of the densest air defence networks ...
Combat vehicles of North Korea (2 C, 1 P) G. ... Pages in category "Military equipment of North Korea" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
South Korea: Armored recovery vehicle: 150: Hyundai Mobis: Based on the MBT K1 chassis. More in production. [34] K600 CEV South Korea: Combat engineering vehicle: Hyundai Rotem: Based on the MBT K1 chassis. [35] K288 South Korea: Armored recovery vehicle: Doosan DST: Based on the APC K200 chassis. [citation needed] K21 ARV South Korea: Armored ...
In 2014, it was reported that North Korea imported eight civilian WS51200 vehicles from China. UN and Asean investigators have concluded that Chinese WS51200 trucks were legitimately exported to North Korea for timber transport, with the sales contract specifically prohibiting use of the vehicles for military purposes.