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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 ...
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.
Aircraft Type Version Produced Quantity Notes Bell Helicopter UH-1: Utility Transport: UH-1H/N: 1965~1978 [1] 129 [2] Sikorsky Aircraft UH-60: Utility Transport: UH-60P: 1990~1999 [1] 140 [3] Built under license by Korean Air: Boeing CH-47 Chinook: Heavy Transport: CH-47D
Satellite image of North Korea in December 2002. Captured by NASA with the Aqua satellite. Satellite imagery in North Korea is a knowledge-building tool in the field of North Korean studies. It enables researchers to produce data-based analyses in the agricultural, humanitarian, economic and military fields, in a country where access to the ...
North Korea's relative isolation and economic plight starting from the 1980s has now tipped the balance of military power into the hands of the better-equipped South Korean military. [34] In response to this predicament, North Korea relies on asymmetric warfare techniques and unconventional weaponry to achieve parity against high-tech enemy ...
South Korea's National Intelligence Service, or NIS, said it observed North Korea moving special forces to eastern Russia between October 8 and 13, essentially marking the start of Pyongyang's ...
North Korea's foreign ministry denounced a U.S. planned sale of Apache helicopters to South Korea, state media KCNA said on Friday, vowing to take additional steps to bolster its self-defence. The ...
The KAI LAH (Light Armed Helicopter) is a compact twin-engine combat helicopter that is being developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI).. The LAH has been developed from the Eurocopter EC155 following an agreement between the multinational manufacturer Airbus Helicopters and KAI made in 2015.