{"id":60204,"date":"2024-07-12T13:37:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T04:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=60204"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:22:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:22:50","slug":"n-koreas-digital-battleground-inside-the-armys-electronic-warfare-drills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-digital-battleground-inside-the-armys-electronic-warfare-drills\/","title":{"rendered":"N. Korea’s Digital Battleground: Inside the army’s electronic warfare drills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Korean People’s Army (KPA) has launched an intensive specialized command exercise for its electronic warfare units, coinciding with the start of the army’s summer training, Daily NK has learned.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The drill, overseen by the Combat Training Bureau of the KPA’s General Staff Department, aims to elevate the professional skills of specialist troops and refine command strategies, ultimately bolstering the army’s electronic warfare capacity for potential emergencies. This move suggests a concerted effort by the KPA to maximize combat power and ensure tactical flexibility within its electronic warfare units.<\/p>\n

While the exercise encompasses the entire military, the primary focus is on five specially designated electronic warfare units. These army units are conducting drills at a dedicated training ground on the outskirts of Pyongyang and at major bases across the country.<\/p>\n

“On July 1, when the summer exercises commenced, five electronic warfare units, including one from a Nampo-based combined arms unit, assembled at the Pyongyang training ground,” the source said. “They were briefed on the month-long exercise schedule and its objectives.”<\/p>\n

The comprehensive training program, running throughout July, is structured as follows:<\/p>\n