The original was taken from a colleague of imp_navigator. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected the production of 155-mm self-propelled howitzers
The KCNA Message:
On May 6, 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, visited an important military-industrial enterprise and got acquainted with the production status of major weapons and military equipment in the first half of the year.
155-mm self-propelled howitzers of the 107th year of Juche (2018) under construction
He was accompanied by Secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK Cho Chun Ryong, First Deputy Head of the Department of the Central Committee of the WPK Kim Jong Sik, Adviser to the Ministry of Defense Pak Jong Chong, Deputy Minister of Defense, Head of the General Directorate of Armaments Kim Gang Il, Head of the Artillery Department of the General Staff Yoo Chang Song, Head of the Weapons Examination Department of the Ministry of Defense Kim Myung Song and President of the National Defense Academy Kim Yong Hwang.
Comrade Kim Jong-un got acquainted with the production status of three divisional sets of the latest self-propelled howitzers, guns, which will be equipped with a long-range artillery unit of the southern border during this year by resolution of the First Plenum of the Central Committee of the ninth convocation.
Comrade Kim Jong-un listened in detail to the opinions of experts on the results of the test run, overcoming relief obstacles and underwater crossing of the combat vehicle of the latest 155-mm self-propelled howitzer cannon, experimental firing of updated shells, which were carried out according to the test plan of the unit.
Comrade Kim Jong-un expressed great satisfaction that our research team and the working class in the field of defense science have achieved proud success in manufacturing a new generation of weapons with high maneuverability and fire-striking capability.
Comrade Kim Jong-un conveyed military inspiration to the working staff of the enterprise, who, wholeheartedly supporting the ideas and resolution of the plenum of the Central Committee of the party, with a brave creative impulse and a revolutionary spirit, vigorously deploys a labor watch to achieve the goal of producing artillery guns, giving high results every day.
Comrade Kim Jong-un appreciated the advantage of the new 155-mm self-propelled howitzer-cannon system, which is produced at the enterprise, and noted the military-strategic importance of this weapon system.
He said: now the range of the large-caliber rifled cannon, which, together with systems of various operational and tactical missiles and powerful rocket guns, will enter service with advanced units, exceeds 60 km. Such a rapid expansion of the range of fire and a dramatic improvement in the ability to destroy targets will bring great changes and usefulness to the ground operations of our army. We must reformulate the concept of an operation using forces and means based on the actual conditions when new weapons are used.
He noted that the new gun system, which has outstanding maneuverability, high ability to process information about the combat situation and an automatic firing system, will completely update the composition of our artillery forces. It is of great importance in the implementation of the party's military-strategic course to strengthen long-range artillery," he stressed.
Comrade Kim Jong-un pointed out a number of shortcomings in the structure of the production system, the location of the processing site and the equipment of the enterprise, and instructed to draw up a plan for the introduction of an automatic production system based on a more efficient and innovative idea.
He stressed the need to constantly pay deep attention to the relentless improvement of production conditions and conditions.
On this day, Comrade Kim Jong-un inspected new main tanks and various mobile launchers produced at the Institute of Armored Vehicles and at various military-industrial enterprises.
Comrade Kim Jong-un said that the technical reconstruction of important military-industrial enterprises, which occupy an important place in the work to improve the modernity of our armed forces, at an ultra-modern level in the shortest possible time and the establishment of a modern production and management system are a priority issue. And he noted that the II Plenum of the party's Central Committee of the ninth convocation would consider and approve plans and a draft budget for the technical reconstruction of the relevant military-industrial enterprises.
Comrade Kim Jong-un assured that in 2026, the struggle to strengthen the country's defense capability will break new records, and called on everyone to tirelessly strive and make efforts to strengthen the country's defense capability, which is the highest patriotism, and thus achieve leaps and bounds on a daily basis.
The leadership of Comrade Kim Jong-un on the ground in the field of defense on this day serves as an important moment in the practical build-up of the state defense capability.
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