Ch’ŏnma

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (1978-Present) Main Battle Tank – Unknown Number Built The Ch’ŏnma, better known under the unofficial designation of Ch’ŏnma-Ho, is the second North Korean-produced Main Battle Tank (MBT) in service with the Korean People’s Army. Originally, the Ch’ŏnma was a licensed production version of the T-62 Soviet MBT built in the …

M2009 Chunma-D

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Late 2000s-Present) Armored Personnel Carrier – Unknown Number Built North Korea has, since the 1960s, developed and expanded its military vehicles industry quite considerably. Starting out by locally assembling Soviet vehicles, the country progressively moved onto creating and manufacturing its own vehicles, more and more distinct from original Russian or …

107 mm MRL on Sungri-61NA

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (1993-Present) Multiple Rocket Launcher System (MRLS) – Unknown Number Produced A major facet of the Korean People’s Army arsenal is the large quantity and variety of Multiple Rocket Launcher Systems (MLRS) it operates. Ever since the 1970s, and increasingly so in the next decades, a vast program was carried out …

Songun-Ho

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (2009-Present) Main Battle Tank – Unknown Number Built North Korea, or officially the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), stands as one, if not the most isolated major tank manufacturer in the world. Sometimes thought of as a relic of the Cold War desperately clinging onto existence, the country, sometimes …

M1992 Armored Personnel Carrier

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Late 1980s-Unknown) Armored Personnel Carrier & Weapons Platform – Unknown Number Built The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), more often simply known as North Korea, maintains a defence industry which produces all kinds of military vehicles for its armed forces. Ever since the 1970s, and increasingly so over the …

M1989/M1992 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (~1980s-Present) Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun – Unknown Number Built The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has, since the 1960s and 1970s, maintained an armored vehicles industry that produces vehicles to meet the needs of a Korean People’s Army that struggles to get modern foreign vehicles imported. Though this initially started with …

M1985 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (1980s-Present) Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun – Unknown Number Built Ever since the creation of the Korean People’s Army as the standing force of the North Korean state in 1948, the army had to deal with the threat of a US-supported South. The Republic of Korea, or South Korea, would typically benefit …

M2020, New North Korean MBT

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (2020) Main Battle Tank – At Least 9 Built, Probably More 10th October 2020 marked the 75th Anniversary of the foundation of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), the far-left party of the totalitarian one-party Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). This took place in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, through …