Korean People's Army Equipment |
KPA Equipment Introduction |
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System | Source | Inventory | ||||||||||||
1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | ||||
Personnel (,000) | 1,250 | 1,500 | 1,750 | 1,550 | 1,550 | 1,550 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | |||
Active | 750 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | |||
Reserve | 500 | 500 | 750 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | |||
Armor (In Thousands) | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.9+ | 4.1 | 4.1+ | 4.1+ | 4.1+ | 4.1+ | 4.1+ | 4.1+ | 4.1+ | |||
Medium Tanks (In Thousands) | 3.275 | 3.475 | 3.4+ | 3.5 | 3.5+ | 3.5+ | 3.5+ | 3.5+ | 3.5+ | 3.5+ | 3.5+ | |||
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125mm | M-2020 MBT | DPRK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | |
125mm | P'okpoong-ho | DPRK | -- | -- | -- | -- | +? | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
125mm | Ch'onma-ho IV/V | DPRK | -- | -- | +? | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
115mm | Ch'onma-ho I/II/III | DPRK | 1,200 | 1,500 | 1,800 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
115mm | T-62 | SU/CZ | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||||
100mm | T-54/T-55 | SU | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | + | + | + | + | + | + | -- | -- | |
100mm | Type 59 | PRC | 175 | 175 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | -- | -- | |
85mm | T-34/85 | SU | 300 | 200 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | -- | -- | |
Light Tanks ( > 21 tons) | 150 | 610 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | |||
85mm | PT-85/Type 82 | DPRK | 100 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | |
85mm | Type 62 | PRC | 50 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Infantry Fighting Vehicles | 222 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
73mm | Korshun (BMP-1) | SU | 222 | 200 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Armored Personnel Carriers (In Thousands) | 1.1 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5+ | 2.5+ | 2.5+ | 2.5+ | 2.5+ | 2.5+ | 2.5+ | |||
Tracked | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||
12.7mm | VTT-323 (Type-63) | PRC/DPRK | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
7.62mm | BTR-50P | SU | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Wheeled | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||
30mm | BTR-80A | RU | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
14.5mm | BTR-60PA/PB | SU | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
7.62mm | BTR-152 | SU | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
7.62mm | BTR-40 | SU | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Light AFVs | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
7.62mm | BA-64 | SU | 140 | 140 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Artillery, Self-Propelled (In Thousands) | 2.15 | 3.3+ | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |||
370mm | SP-RCL | DPRK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
170mm | M-1978/M-1989 | DPRK | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
152mm | M-1985 | DPRK | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
152mm | M-1977 | DPRK | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
152mm | M-1974 | DPRK | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
130mm | M-1991 | DPRK | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
130mm | M-1981 | DPRK | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
130mm | M-1975 | DPRK | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
122mm | M-1991 | DPRK | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
122mm | M-1985 | DPRK | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
122mm | M-1981 | DPRK | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
122mm | M-1977 | DPRK | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
76mm | SU-76M | SU | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Artillery, Towed (In Thousands) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |||
152mm | D-20/Type 66 | SU/PRC | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
152mm | M-1938 | SU | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
152mm | M-1937/ML-20 | SU | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
130mm | M-46/Type 59 | SU/PRC | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
122mm | M-74/Type 60 | SU/PRC | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
122mm | D-30/Type 60 | SU/PRC | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
122mm | M-30/Type 54 | SU/PRC | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
122mm | A-19/M-1937/-31 | SU | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
85mm | D-44/Type 56 | SU/PRC | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
76mm | ZiS-3/M-1942 | SU | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Artillery, Rocket (In Thousands) | 2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | |||
450mm | KN-25 | DPRK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | |
300mm | KN-09 | DPRK | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | |
240mm | M-1991 | SU | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
240mm | M-1989 | SU | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
240mm | M-1985 | DPRK | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
240mm | BM-24 | SU | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
200mm | BMD-20 | SU | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
140mm | BM-14-16/RPU-14 | SU | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
130mm | Type 63 | PRC | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
122mm | M-1993 | DPRK | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
122mm | M-1992 | DPRK | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
122mm | M-1985 | DPRK | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
122mm | BM-21/M-1977 | SU/DPRK | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
122mm | BM-11 | SU/DPRK | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
107mm | Type 63 | PRC | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Artillery, Anti-Aircraft (In Thousands) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||
100mm | KS-19 | SU | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
85mm | KS-12 | SU | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
57mm | M-1985 SPAAG | DPRK | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
57mm | S-60 | SU | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
37mm | M-1992 SPAAG | DPRK | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
37mm | M-1939/Type 55 | SU | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
23mm | M-1992 SPAAG | DPRK | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
23mm | ZSU-23-4 | SU | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
23mm | ZU-23 | SU | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
14.5mm | M-1984 SPAAG | DPRK | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
14.5mm | ZPU-1/-2/-4 | SU | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Anti-Tank Guns/Recoilless | 2,700+ | 2,700+ | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | |||
107mm | B-11 | SU | 1,000 | 1,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
100mm | SU-100 | SU | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
85mm | D-48/D-85 | SU | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
82mm | B-10 | SU | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | |
75mm | Type 52 | PRC | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
57mm | M-1943 | SU | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
45mm | M-1942 | SU | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Anti-Tank Missiles1 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||
152mm | Bulsae-4 M-2018 | DPRK | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | |
152mm | Bulsae-3 / AT-5 | RU/DPRK | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
84mm | Bulsae-2 / AT-4 | RU/DPRK | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
125mm | Bulsae-1 / AT-3 | SU | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
136mm | AT-1 | SU | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Anti-Aircraft Missiles1 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||
SA-16 | SU/RU | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
SA-7/HN-5 | SU/PRC | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
SSM | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||
No-Dong-B | DPRK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
No-Dong-A/Scud-D | DPRK | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
Hwasong-6/Scud-C | SU/DPRK | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
Scud B/Hwasong-5 | EGY | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
FROG-3/-5/-7 | SU | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Notes
1 - Some of these missiles may be mounted on self-propelled launchers.
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