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North Korea unveiled an upgraded version of its most advanced main battle tank at the National Defense Development – 2024 exhibition, which opened its doors in the capital, Pyongyang, on November 22.
Leader Kim Jong Un attended the opening ceremony of the exhibition, which highlights the achievements of the country’s military-industrial complex.
Numerous examples of the North Korea’s latest domestically-produced weaponry, including a new version of the M2020 tank, were showcased at the exhibition.
The new version of the M2020 tank, also known as Chonma-2, appeared to be equipped with an active protection system with two launchers, each with four interceptor munitions, installed on sides of the turret. The system will significantly improve the tank’s defensive capabilities against incoming threats, especially anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs).
In addition, the tank was equipped with a remotely-controlled 30mm automatic grenade launcher instead of the previously used heavy machine gun.
The tank also appeared to be armed with at least two ATGMs, most likely the Bulsae-3, on the right side of its turret. The Bulsae-3 is reported to be the North Korean version of the Russian Kornet system, which is known for the accuracy of its guidance system, as well as its lethal warhead.
The number of M2020s currently in service with the North Korean military is unknown. However, the tank appears to be in production.
The unveiling of the tank came amid high tensions in the Korean Peninsula. Earlier this year, Kim called South Korea “a foreign country and an apparent hostile country” after North Korea accused Seoul of sending drones over Pyongyang that scattered a “huge number” of anti-North leaflets.
North Korea has been also facing increasing pressure from the United States over its alleged support for the Russian special military operation in Ukraine.
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dprk is becoming a regional superpower, immune from us aggression. it is an example to the rest of the world for what can be achieved in the face of decades of vicious us hostility and scheming. like iran/ hezbollah/ syria/ houthis.
you’re ridiculously ill-informed and ignorant of the realities of the balance of power in the world imo and your naive propagansas from the globalists is totally perverse and actually quite funny imo .
what are nato pussies going to do now? russia and the east have weapons they cannot stop. those pathetic little british, french and yanki amoebas need to learn their place. this world of today, is no longer ruled by the west. once they accept that, we can move towards sanity
hahahaha you have no idea about who is running the world none .and you dont even know it .imo .
well maybe you can enlighten us on who is running the world
meanwhile here our government is trying to recruit 4000 new troops (every month for evermore) most likely and theyre getting them new jeeps to drive around in .
seriously though trumps negotiated with indonesia which is very reassuring and then just now king charles has just finished talking with them too. he’s been very very busy in the middle of his cancer treatments seeing middle eastern kings and rushing all over the place talking his head off everywhere. it’s certainly indicative of something brewing more than high tea
charles is a pedophile. nobody takes england seriously other than a few diehard eurocucks willing to die for the ungrateful bastards. trump can talk alot. in fact its an american behavior. they talk alot, and they advertise their dramas. they have no idea how to solve problems.
this is just a t-62 with plastic surgery.