DPRK military engagement
KJU Supervises Tactical Nuclear Counterattack Drill
The Korean People’s Army [KPA], Missile Guidance Bureau and Nuclear Weapons Institute staged a two-day nuclear command and control [NC2] drill which simulated a tactical nuclear weapons’ counterattack on 18 March (Saturday) and 19 March […]
KJU Attends Long Range Missile Drill (updated 17 March)
Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n; KJU) and his daughter, Kim Ju Ae (Kim Chu-a’e), attended a drill involving the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile on 16 March (Thursday) at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang. The drill […]
Artillery Company Drills Medium Rang Missiles
The Korean People’s Army [KPA]’s 11th fire assault company participated in a training drill in Changyo’n County, South Hwanghae on 14 March (Tuesday). The drill involved launching two ground-to-ground missiles, identified as the DPRK’s version […]
CMC Holds Meeting
The Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Central Military Commission [CMC] met in an enlarged session (or held on an expansion basis) at the WPK Central Committee Office Building on 12 March (Sunday). Technically, this was […]
SLCM Launched near Sinp’o
The DPRK fired off submarine-launched cruise missiles during the morning of 12 March (Sunday) from Kyo’ngp’o Bay near Sinp’o, South Hamgyo’ng. DPRK state media reported that the cruise missile drill used the tester submarine 8.24 […]
FM Issues Statement on human rights critique ahead of joint exercises
The DPRK Foreign Ministry issued a statement on 13 March (Monday) ahead of the kick-off of US-ROK joint exercises, Freedom Shield and Warrior Shield. The Foreign Ministry said: The Foreign Ministry of the DPRK […]
KJU Inspects “Fire Assault Drill” of KPA Artillery unit
Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n; KJU) inspected a Korean People’s Army [KPA] Hwasong artillery company and observed a “fire assault drill” on 9 March (Thursday). Among those in attendance with KJU was his daughter Kim […]
