New “hypersonic missile technology” college created at North Korea’s national defense university

North Korea recently established a new college focused on “hypersonic missile technology” at the Kim Jong Un National Defense University ahead of the start...
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N. Korea prepares large-scale military parade amid freezing cold weather

North Korean authorities are preparing a large-scale military parade despite cold weather with temperatures of 10 below zero. According to a Daily NK source in...
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N. Korean military ordered to implement videoconferencing system on trial basis

Amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula in early 2024, North Korea's leadership recently ordered the commands of all armed forces to introduce a...
soldiers, war, labor,

Soldier in Sino-North Korean border area briefly deserts post before Xi visit

A week before Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea, a North Korean soldier guarding an area near Kimjongsuk County in Ryanggang Province...
military, training, exercises, war, policy

N. Korea conducts major personnel reshuffle in Ministry of Defense’s logistics bureau

North Korea recently carried out a major personnel reshuffle in the Ministry of Defense's Rear Services General Bureau, an important agency that organizes, directs,...

North Korean military food supplies include more meat and vegetables

North Korean sources report that some military bases are receiving improvements in their food supplies. Soldiers in North Korea have long been provided poor food...
soldiers restoration gomdok

Soldiers in Gomdok at the end of their service periods ordered to keep helping...

North Korean military authorities have delayed the discharges of soldiers at the end of their service periods who are engaged in restoration efforts in...
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N. Korea’s defense ministry begins selection of train engineers

North Korea's Ministry of Defense (MOD) has begun selecting train engineers for the military on the direct orders of Kim Jong Un, Daily NK...
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N. Korea orders regional party committees to “guarantee” military rice stores

North Korea recently ordered regional party organizations to “guarantee” military rice stores. The authorities are apparently devoting all their energy to securing food for...

N. Korea completes deployment of Kumsong-3 cruise missiles on land and at sea

Daily NK has learned that North Korea has recently completed deployment of its Kumsong-3 cruise missile at sea and on land.  Based on the Russian-made...

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