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North Korea's defence industry predates the Korean War, but has emerged as a major supplier to the North Korean armed forces beginning in the 1970s, [1] but increasingly so after the fall of the Soviet Union and to supplement those purchased from China. [1] Most equipment produced are copies of Soviet and Chinese built military hardware.
| Enterprise | Location | Coordinates | Additional information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 26 Factory | Kanggye | Kanggye General Tractor Factory | |||||||
| No. 38 Factory | Huichon | Huichon General Machinery Tool Factory | |||||||
| No. 65 Factory | Hakmu, Jonchon | Jonchon 2.8 Machinery Factory | |||||||
| Pyorha-ri Armament Factory | Songgan | ||||||||
| No. 301 Factory | Suwon-ri, Taegwan | ||||||||
| Kusong Machine Tool Factory | Kusong | 40°03′11″N125°12′06″E / 40.053°N 125.2018°E | |||||||
| Sungni Automobile Factory | Tokchon | ||||||||
| January 18 Machine Factory | Kagam-dong, Kaechon | ||||||||
| Kumsong Tractor Factory | Nampho | ||||||||
| Thaesong Machine Factory | Nampho | Nampho Chamjin Munitions Factory | |||||||
| No. 125 Factory | Pyongyang | Pyongyang Pig Farm | |||||||
| No. 7 Factory | Pyongyang | ||||||||
| Pyongyang Weak-Current Apparatus Factory | Pyongyang | ||||||||
| Mangyongdae Weak-Current Apparatus Factory | Pyongyang | Pyongyang Pigeon Farm | |||||||
| Pyongyang Semiconductor Factory | Pyongyang | ||||||||
| Sanum-dong Research Center | Pyongyang | ||||||||
| Hamhung Chemical Materials Research Center | Hamhung | ||||||||
| Sariwon Weapons Factory | Sariwon | ||||||||
| Sinuiju Measuring Instrument Factory | Sinuiju | 40°04′09″N124°26′21″E / 40.06928°N 124.43914°E | |||||||
| No. 81 Factory | Songgan | Songgan Steel Mill | |||||||
| March 16 Factory | Pyongsong | Pyongnam Machine Factory | |||||||
| References: [2] | |||||||||
There are no known indigenous aircraft built in North Korea, factories supply components or parts for current aircraft flown such as for Tumansky RD-9 turbojet engine used by Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 and Shenyang J-6. [7]
Another is additional sub systems for aircraft such as Tactical air navigation system that for example were known to be exported to Syria. [8]
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