Korean People's Army (KPA)
KPA Journal Vol. 1 #8
Joe Bermudez has published issue #8 of KPA Journal. This issue focuses on the KPA’s engineer river crossing forces and an examination of the “wet well” feature on infiltration Mother Ships. There is a possibility […]
“Completing the Revolutionary Cause of Juche”
And so it begins? KCNA reports that at a meeting at the 25 April House of Culture in Pyongyang, Gen. Kim Jong Gak nominated Kim Jong Il as a delegate at the upcoming Party Conference […]
KPA Journal Vol. 1 # 7
Joe Bermudez has published issue #7 of KPA Journal. This issue focuses on the Korean People’s Army Mechanized Infantry Battalion and the BTR-60 armored personnel carrier. KPA Journal Vol. 1 #7 [PDF] Previous Issues (the […]
Jong Un’s Stripes
Kim Jong Un was once described as being one of the darlings of the Korean People’s Army general-grade officers. Perhaps on the road to succession, the generals’ affections for the Morningstar General has waned. Perhaps […]
Party Conference a Coronation?
The 3rd Party Conference (which may begin on 6 September) is one event that will facilitate the leadership system which will eventually replace Kim Jong Il at the power center. It is not clear to […]
4th UN Command-KPA Meeting
The 4th round of colonel-level talks at Panmunjom between the UN Command and the KPA concluded. A 5th round of of these working-level field grade talks was deemed necessary before general-level talks are convened. Officials […]
KPA Fires Artillery Shells in West Sea, Captures Fishing Boat in East
The Korean People’s Army punctuated the ROK military’s defensive anti-submarine drills held in the West (Yellow) Sea, by firing 130 artillery shells near the NLL. The KPA western zone command issued a notice last week […]
