Why do they need to?
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Why do they need to?
They don't need satellite as it is possible to have with relay and even by line of sight depending on altitude as far as 500 kilometer.
I am still waiting for North Korea to buy the Kilo submarine and get those Kalibrs. They already have one of the world's largest submarine forces. If they had more modern submarines their Navy could be quite formidable in regional terms. But they are basically stuck with WW2 era subs.
At the moment Russia officially cannot sell even what type of weapon to the DPRK, this is because the embargo voted by the UN is still in force.
But I am reminded of Kim Jong Un's recent visit to the Russian navy base, in which they showed him the latest modern corvettes of project 20380 and 20385 and the elderly modernized project 1155 Marshal Shaposhnikov, furthermore while he was going up on the visit he probably noticed the Kilo class submarines, and having knowledge that one the B345 project 877 was decommissioned in 2021 from the Pacific fleet and from 1 September 2023, the Krasnokamensk also project 877/Kilo class was officially withdrawn from the operational fleet of the Pacific fleet. the early 90s style opportunity could arise again with the purchase for scrap (at the time Golf - Foxtrot and krivak), certainly the Kilo pr. 877 could still offer important knowledge to the North Korean shipbuilding industry in the sector.
They don't have a single comm sat.
That doesn't of course mean that they won't have them, and that doesn't mean that satcom datalink can't come from a friend.
Btw a fair point indeed, there is nothing prohibiting them from installing a powerful terrestrial channel under that fairing. At least temporarily.
Iran has 3 of Project 877 Kilo submarines.
Hence importing from Russia is unnecessary.
North Korea can ask former for their analysis.
Hence importing from Russia is unnecessary.
North Korea can ask former for their analysis.
At the moment Russia officially cannot sell even what type of weapon to the DPRK, this is because the embargo voted by the UN is still in force.
But I am reminded of Kim Jong Un's recent visit to the Russian navy base, in which they showed him the latest modern corvettes of project 20380 and 20385 and the elderly modernized project 1155 Marshal Shaposhnikov, furthermore while he was going up on the visit he probably noticed the Kilo class submarines, and having knowledge that one the B345 project 877 was decommissioned in 2021 from the Pacific fleet and from 1 September 2023, the Krasnokamensk also project 877/Kilo class was officially withdrawn from the operational fleet of the Pacific fleet. the early 90s style opportunity could arise again with the purchase for scrap (at the time Golf - Foxtrot and krivak), certainly the Kilo pr. 877 could still offer important knowledge to the North Korean shipbuilding industry in the sector.
Or Russia could simply hand over the necessary drawings and technical documents so that North Korea can carry out domestic construction on its own. But is its shipbuilding industry capable?At the moment Russia officially cannot sell even what type of weapon to the DPRK, this is because the embargo voted by the UN is still in force.
But I am reminded of Kim Jong Un's recent visit to the Russian navy base, in which they showed him the latest modern corvettes of project 20380 and 20385 and the elderly modernized project 1155 Marshal Shaposhnikov, furthermore while he was going up on the visit he probably noticed the Kilo class submarines, and having knowledge that one the B345 project 877 was decommissioned in 2021 from the Pacific fleet and from 1 September 2023, the Krasnokamensk also project 877/Kilo class was officially withdrawn from the operational fleet of the Pacific fleet. the early 90s style opportunity could arise again with the purchase for scrap (at the time Golf - Foxtrot and krivak), certainly the Kilo pr. 877 could still offer important knowledge to the North Korean shipbuilding industry in the sector.
Yeah, it what I was thinking. Still interesting to see that kind of long range system in North Korea and what use they want with it. With the lack of sat, it could be a nice loitering communication array for other UAV.
SAR/multispectral side reconnaissance into ROK from all directions. I.e. international airspace and from their side of the border.
Given the size of South Korea and the current literal technical blindness of North Korea - if they will make it work, South will feel extremely bitter. Others incl. Japan, Guam and maybe even Hawaii - too, but that's far less relevant.
Reaperski, probably, for much more mundane tracking of specific things around the Korean peninsula.