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Recently, North Korea held another military parade after a 5-month hiatus. What equipment appeared during this parade? What is the difference from the past military parade?

North Korea's Large Drone Appears

According to the video of the entire military parade released by North Korean Central Television, a large drone appeared over Pyongyang, marking the beginning of the parade. North Korea has also publicly announced for the first time the names of these two drones: the "Nova-9" multifunctional attack unmanned combat aircraft and the "Nova-4" strategic unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.

Analysis shows that the North Korean "Nova-4" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft has a shape similar to the US "Global Hawk" high-altitude unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, with the words "North Korean People's Army Air Force" printed on the fuselage. The North Korean "Nova-9" unmanned attack aircraft is similar to the US military's "Reaper" reconnaissance and strike integrated drone. During the military parade, four fully armed Nova-9 drones passed through the podium in sequence.

North Korea's independently developed weapons and equipment are unveiled

Tsunami makes its debut in the finale of the Mars Cannon series

At the military parade, North Korea also made its debut with the "Tsunami" unmanned submarine attack vessel, known as the "nuclear torpedo," which was launched in March this year.

North Korean Central Television

This is an important super powerful absolute weapon for the Republic's nuclear combat force, capable of burying all the detestable invading ships by water.

At this military parade, in addition to drones and unmanned attack boats, the final lineup was the Mars Cannon-18 intercontinental ballistic missile using solid propellant and the Mars Cannon-17 intercontinental missile using liquid propellant. Reuters reported that these missiles have the ability to strike targets throughout the United States. South Korean media reported that the North Korean military parade showcased a series of the latest weapons that could pose a serious threat to South Korea.

Korean Channel A TV host

The North Korean Victory Day parade showcased a series of the latest weapons that could pose a serious threat to South Korea. The unmanned submarine attack vessel, known as a nuclear torpedo, was unveiled, and a new type of drone was also released in the air, all of which were the first to participate in the parade.

Kim Jong un and Shoigu visit the North Korean New Weapons Exhibition

On the day before the military parade, Kim Jong un met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who was invited to attend the 70th anniversary parade of the victory of the Korean Liberation War.

North Korean Central Television

Russian Defense Minister Shoigu solemnly conveyed a handwritten letter from Russian President Putin to his beloved comrade Kim Jong un.

After receiving Putin's handwritten letter, Kim Jong un expressed gratitude. Both sides also gave each other gifts. Afterwards, Kim Jong un invited a Russian military delegation to visit North Korea's "Weapons and Equipment Exhibition".

The weapons exhibition hall displays the Mars Cannon-18, hypersonic missiles, and new drones. Kim Jong un introduced each of them to Shoigu.

North Korean Central Television

Comrade Kim Jong un introduced to Comrade Shoigu that the newly equipped weapons and nuclear combat technology equipment of the Korean People's Army were developed and produced in accordance with the "Five Year Plan for National Defense Development" proposed by the 8th National Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.

The situation of unmanned aerial vehicle confrontation on the peninsula is intensifying day by day

Strategic reconnaissance capability is crucial. Kim Jong un instructed the development of drones

With the tense situation on the Korean Peninsula and the deployment of strategic weapons by the US military towards North Korea, strategic reconnaissance capabilities have become the key to the ability to "preemptively strike", closely linked to North Korea's nuclear deterrence capability. In January 2021, Kim Jong un first proposed that North Korea should develop "unmanned aerial vehicles capable of precision reconnaissance at a depth of 500 kilometers on the front line" before 2025. However, since then, North Korean officials have not disclosed the progress of drone research and development. In January of this year, the South Korean National Institute concluded that North Korea was developing medium to large long-range drones, but it was still in its early stages.

Liang Yu, Researcher at the Eshan Policy Research Institute in South Korea

North Korea showcased the achievements of the Labor Party under the leadership of Kim Jong un through this military parade, demonstrating that the "Five Year Plan for National Defense Development" formulated by the Party's Eighth National Congress is being successfully implemented as originally planned.

The confrontation intensifies! South Korea to Establish Drone Warfare Command in September

At the same time, the situation of drone confrontation on the peninsula is increasingly intensifying. In 2019, South Korea invested heavily in the introduction of four American Global Hawk drones, and in 2020 formed a separate reconnaissance flight team. The South Korean government plans to invest 560 billion Korean won in the research and development of laser defense weapons in 2023 to enhance the combat effectiveness against North Korean drones. In addition, according to Yin Xiyue's instructions, the South Korean military will establish a drone combat command in September 2023 to counter North Korean drone operations.

South Korean President Yoon Seok yeol

North Korea's military drones have invaded our airspace, which shows that the South Korean military has seriously lacked combat readiness and training in the past few years. This clearly indicates the need for us to strengthen combat readiness and training.