On October 4, 2025, the annual exhibition of products and developments of the North Korean defense industry "Development of National Defense-2025" opened in the capital of the DPRK, Pyongyang. This time, the Museum of the Three Revolutions became its venue.
The original was taken from a colleague of imp_navigator in the DPRK, the annual exhibition of products and developments of the local defense industry opened
Among the novelties, a new short- and medium-range ballistic missile with a Hwasong-11ma (화성-11마) gliding combat unit was shown. In the photo below, she is in an elevated state. The Hwasong-18 and Hwasong-19 solid-fuel ICBMs are in the center, and a combat vehicle of a certain new air defense system is visible from the side to the right.
The KCNA Message:
Pyongyang, October 5th. KCNA is the Workers' Party of Korea, which for 80 years, under the banner of independence, has energetically led the Motherland and the people to great victory and glory, comprehensively strengthened the most powerful self-defense force, thereby reliably guaranteed dignity and eternal prosperity, and vividly glorified the fame and impressive image of our state throughout the world. This is the outstanding merit and immortal honor of the WPK, which will forever shine together with the Juche revolutionary history.
Our party, giving a kind of tremendous vital and driving force to the path of our revolution initiated by the weapons of our revolution, through consistent beliefs and persistent efforts, is worthily conquering and continuously building up invincible military power, which is a stormy manifestation of the DPRK's firm character and self-dignity, which no one can resist, and a demonstration of the most just force.
On October 4, the State Defense Development 2025 Arms Exhibition was inaugurated in the capital Pyongyang, demonstrating the development of the state defense capability, which is developing unprecedentedly and infinitely rapidly thanks to the incomparable determination and outstanding leadership of the Central Committee of the great party, which, considering self-defensive defense capability to be the foundation of the defense and development of the revolution, strives to build an eternal mighty and prosperous socialist state.
The venue of the exhibition, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the founding of the WPK, recalled the majestic picture of the latest defense assets - the totality of the Juche defense scientific and technical forces, including state-of-the-art weapons developed as the leading weapons of our armed forces according to the grand strategy of our party for the development of the defense of the state.
A KPA honor guard was lined up to welcome Comrade Kim Jong-un.
The Secretary General of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, dear Comrade Kim Jong-un, arrived at the opening ceremony of the State Defense Development 2025 Arms Exhibition.
Comrade Kim Jong-un bypassed the KPA honor guard and the formation of flag bearers with the glorious military banners of the Land Forces, Navy and Air Force.
He, accompanied by members of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Party and senior personnel in the fields of science, defense and military industry, went to the podium.
All the participants greeted Comrade Kim Jong-un, the supreme representative of the power and dignity of Juche Korea and the banner of all victories and glories, and gave him the highest honor.
The opening ceremony was attended by members of the central governing body of the party, including senior cadres of the party, the government and departments of the armed forces, senior officials of the Central Committee of the party, the chief command staff of all military-political bodies of the KPA, honored senior officials, workers, scientists and technicians of the military industry, senior officials of ministries and central departments, teachers, staff, and students of military educational institutions.
Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK, Secretary of the Central Committee of the party Cho Chun Ryong delivered a speech at the opening.
The speaker expressed confidence that the current exhibition, which represents the latest height of the critical development of the DPRK's defense power and shows real objects imbued with the determined spirit of self-development and the ideal of Koreans, will become a new perception for the inhabitants of our mighty state, and inspiration for achieving an even greater victory, and declared the arms exhibition open.
The National Anthem of the DPRK was played.
Dear Comrade Kim Jong-un made a significant speech.
Comrade Kim Jong-un said that the latest results of important work carried out for the continuous modernization and accelerated development of the structure of the armed forces of the DPRK with their core nuclear deterrent forces are compactly collected at the "Development of State Defense - 2025" Arms Exhibition. From the very beginning of its foundation, our party has been striving for the continuous development of the Juche-oriented defense industry, consistently attaching special importance to it, creating the foundations of independence and striving for a higher goal. In the shortest possible time - no more than in the last year - it has again generated significant successes and put them on display for our people. This is the most beautiful celebration of the historical process of the party, which celebrated its 80th anniversary," he said with dignity.
Comrade Kim Jong-un stressed that for our party, which was born with an absolute mission to be fully responsible for the fate of the people, building the world's most powerful defense industry capable of ensuring dignity and tranquility, the rights and interests of the people, the security of their future, as well as its continuous development and strengthening is a natural vocation inherent in its way of activity.
Comrade Kim Jong-un noted the glorious history of the development of our military industry, which began simultaneously with the founding of the party and went through a victorious path under its leadership. In recent years, weapons capable of proactive and effective response to the dramatically changing principles of modern warfare have been developed and improved in new ways, as well as the latest achievements of science and technology, including artificial intelligent technology, have been dynamically introduced, which has made it possible to verify the possibility of their use not only in the present, but also in the future war with in terms of the ability to wage war. This is an important characteristic of the development of Russian defense science and technology," he continued.
At this place, anyone can get acquainted with the realities of the domestic defense industry, which, in order to guarantee a secure environment for the state, is striving in every possible way to further upgrade and leap forward based on an independent base and through single development, an extremely creative development method. With this, we were able to proudly sum up that the Central Committee of the eighth convocation of the party, having coped with its sacred mission and responsibility to the state and the people, achieved its goal," he said.
Comrade Kim Jong-un noted that the security situation in which we find ourselves today and its instability do not allow us to calm down or rest on our laurels for a minute, and analyzed the true purpose of the US military buildup, which poses a real and serious threat to the security of our country and countries in the region.
Comrade Kim Jong-un stressed: undoubtedly, we will take additional military measures accordingly. If the United States, openly ignoring the security concerns of the States of the region, continues to dangerously build up its armed forces, then such a development of the situation will still push us to implement appropriate military-technical measures to eliminate new threats and maintain the balance of power.
He said that soon everyone will find out what new goals will now be set for the field of defense technology, and in what highly modified form it will develop at the next stage. Inexhaustible and powerful means to increase the state's defense capability will develop without stagnation, at a more accelerated pace, and the great cause of the WPK, aimed at continuously strengthening the self-defense forces of war deterrence, will vigorously continue along the path of glorious victory," he assured.
The participants responded with thunderous applause to Comrade Kim Jong-un's speech, a solemn ironclad statement by the WPK about its determination to more powerfully accelerate the tireless development of the state's defense capability and a huge leap forward in modernizing a strong army for the eternal victorious advancement, power and prosperity of the DPRK, born according to the common will of the entire Korean people.
Comrade Kim Jong-un, together with senior personnel of the party, government and departments of the armed forces, toured the exhibition.
He said: seeing the most powerful defense capability, imbued with strenuous efforts and a sense of fervent love, at a crucial moment when the 80-year history of building our party is being summed up and the path of creation and change that our party must resolutely open in the future is presented, I cannot restrain my pride that we have steadfastly walked a truly worthy and glorious path. for the Motherland and future generations.
Comrade Kim Jong-un stressed that the brilliant progress of the independent defense industry, which has re-glorified our Motherland at the peak of the era, and the rapidly expanded field of modern science and technology in the field of defense are the strength and impulse of the DPRK, won by our great people, who with unprecedented steadfastness and absolute support defended our party's line of self-defense, despite the brutal trials and difficulties that no one has ever experienced.
Comrade Kim Jong-un noted that it is the proud super-powerful weapons of our type that are a symbol of true dignity and power, which doubles confidence in suppressing all kinds of injustice and challenges and reliably guarantees the fulfillment of the dreams and ideals of the people. It is the rapid increase in the deterrence forces of the war with their core, the nuclear armed forces, and their continuous accumulation that is the eternal victory and lasting peace of the DPRK," he said.
While viewing the exhibition, the participants could not restrain their admiration for the weapons of our defense capability, which in just one year acquired another type of development.
The arms exhibition "Development of State Defense - 2025", which gives delight and joy to the whole country on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the WPK, will be a significant moment promising a bright future for our people and our Motherland, which will be more powerful together with the amazing shift and development of the fundamental renewal of the defense industry in a new era under the confident leadership of the Central Committee the great party.
A new self-propelled mortar based on the family of wheeled North Korean armored vehicles, known under the Western designation as M-2020
Various cruise and anti-ship cruise missiles, including the "caliber-like" anti-ship missile, the name of which is still unknown.
and on the base of the pickup is the launcher of that new North Korean ATGM with a fiber-optic guidance system, the exact name of which is still unknown.
The Cheonma-2 tank (천마-2), which is also known by the Western designation M-2020
New small arms
