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North Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles, but it’s not KN-23.
While KN-23 resembles the Russian Iskander, this resembles the American ATACMS

Looks like they learn how to make carbon fibre, create light weight solid fuel missile and manufacture then .

Unusual Submarine Likely To Increase Threat From North Korea

The World’s only operational conventionally powered ballistic missile submarine (SSB) may soon emerge in North Korea. The Romeo-Mod submarine, also known as Sinpo-C, was first revealed on North Korean TV on July 23 2019. It will likely be armed with three Pukguksong-3 missiles which are the hermit kingdom’s best performing. So it will, on paper, pose a serious threat to U.S. and allied targets in the region. But how real is the threat?

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Anybody seen the new north korean tanks? Looks like abrams lol

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sndef888 said:

Anybody seen the new north korean tanks? Looks like abrams lol

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I think the biggest thing here is that they seem to be copying the style of the PLA. It seems that they've also upgraded their weapons significantly. In fact this parade has so many oddities it will take me ages to point out, like why is the parade at night, why are they using a civilian band, why is Kim wearing a Western suit and lots lots more......

sndef888 said:

Anybody seen the new north korean tanks? Looks like abrams lol

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To be honest those tanks look like propaganda mockups to me.

tupolevtu144 said:

To be honest those tanks look like propaganda mockups to me.

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Hard to judge.
MBT is certainly ambitious, but there is nothing impossible for their known tech level.
NK actually rarely shows just hot air w/o active programs behind it.

Is it possible that turret is half-empty?
Yes. But then again, we already saw t-15s with mock up 57mm turrets this year, so there is hardly anything unique.
If anything, "kinzhal" is known to have working prototypes on trials. It's likely to be the same case here.

Iran has several MBT programs so it is hardly surprising that North Korea, a country which has its own ballistic missile program, can afford to design their own tanks too. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of things are placeholders in the design, sure, but typically when North Korea shows a system in a parade it means it is a program of record and even if they show a mockup this year it will enter service eventually.

The tank transmission and chassis seem brand new to me and working. I suspect the turret is mostly a mockup. The tank seems to have both Chinese and Russian design influence. I am kind of surprised at that clone of the US's putrid MGS Stryker variant though. Not to mention the US style cammo.

There are just so many systems I have never seem before it is quite incredible to be honest. I think since the ICBM and nuclear program have already finished R&D as a priority development they could now switch all those resources to conventional forces and those are a lot cheaper to get and easier to get components for in the first place.

The new NK icbm is huge.

The TEL that carries it is also huge. Its a 11 axis truck. Chinese/Russian ICBM TEL trucks dont exceed 8 axis. Does anyone knows if it was NK that developed it or china/russia/belarus sold them? and is it wise to use such a large truck?