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The complete inventory of KPA weapon systems.

Hundreds of systems across five service branches, each cited to the source.

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What it is & what you get

A structured reference of 791 weapon and equipment systems of the Korean People’s Army — Ground Forces, Air & Anti-air Force, Navy, Special Operations Force and the Missile General Bureau — drawn from the Armed Forces of North Korea volumes. Select a service branch to browse its catalogue, or open any system for specifications, imagery and sourcing.

Hundreds of missiles, small arms, combat vehicles, and more, all sourced from The Armed Forces of North Korea, by Stijn Mitzer & Joost Oliemans.

Individual records carry weapon specifications and an assessment, alongside hard citations of the underlying material, so every claim can be traced back to the volume it came from.

NK PRO Weapon Directory service branch index
NK PRO Weapon Directory system record — Hwasong-20
791
Weapon systems
5
Service branches

Coverage

Five service branches, one catalogue

Browse by branch, then narrow by category — from ballistic missiles and warheads to small arms and combat vehicles.

Ground Forces

275 weapon systems

Air & Anti-air Force

200 weapon systems

Navy

191 weapon systems

Special Operations Force

47 weapon systems

Missile General Bureau

78 weapon systems

How our clients use it

Use cases by sector

Government / DiplomacyEstablish what the KPA actually fields when preparing arms control, export control and force-posture assessments.
Military / SecurityIdentify and characterize systems seen in state media, parades and exercises, with specifications and sourcing attached.
Defense industryWork from a single structured inventory of DPRK equipment covering every service branch.
Research / AcademiaCite specifications and assessments back to the underlying volumes rather than to secondary reporting.

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