Korean People's Army Strategic Force
Branch of the Korean People's Army
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| October 2024 | Successfully tested Hwasong-19 intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 18,000 km. |
| April 2024 | Successfully tested Hwasong-16B, a solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile. |
| January 2024 | Successfully tested Hwasong-16B, a solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile. |
| January 2024 | Successfully tested Pulhwasal-3-31 cruise missile twice. |
| 2023 | North Korean-made missiles were used to attack Ukraine, providing an opportunity for North Korea to test missiles and expand its nuclear and ballistic missile programs while violating international sanctions. |
| April 2023 | Successfully tested Hwasong-18, the first solid-fuel ICBM in North Korean missile arsenal, with a range of 15,000 km. |
| March 2022 | Successfully tested Hwasong-17 mod 1 intercontinental ballistic missile with a range over 13,000 km. |
| September 2021 | First launched Hwasong-11A (KN-23) missile from a railcar. |
| 2020 | North Korea expanded its missile brigades from 8 to 13 between these years. |
| March 2020 | Tested Hwasong-11B (KN-24) missile. |
| August 2019 | Tested Hwasong-11B (KN-24) missile with similarities to MGM-140 ATACMS. |
| August 2019 | Conducted further tests of Hwasong-11A (KN-23) missile. |
| July 2019 | Conducted additional tests of Hwasong-11A (KN-23) missile. |
| May 2019 | Conducted tests of Hwasong-11A (KN-23) missile. |
| 2018 | Testing of four new road-mobile, solid propellant short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) marked a qualitative improvement in North Korean missile technology. |
| November 2017 | Successfully tested Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 13,000 km. |
| July 2017 | Successfully tested Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of over 10,000 km. |
| May 2017 | Tested Hwasong-11A (KN-23) short-range ballistic missile. |
| May 2017 | Tested KN-18, a Scud-C variant that carries a Maneuverable reentry vehicle. |
| April 2017 | Tested KN-21, a Scud-B/Hwasong-5 variant with maneuvering capabilities. |
| 2016 | Construction of the Sil-li missile support facility next to Pyongyang International Airport was completed between 2016 and 2020. |
| 2014 | Modernization of the Hodo Peninsula rocket and missile testing facility was completed. |
| 2013 | South Korean government sources reported the existence of a missile silo complex south of Paektu Mountain near the Chinese border. |
| 2012 | Construction of Hoejung-ni missile base began, likely capable of deploying intercontinental ballistic missiles. |
| December 2011 | Kim Jong Un came to power, leading to a significant increase in ballistic missile launches. |
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