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30 Sep, 6 tweets, 3 min read
#NorthKorea claims test launch of new Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system
Would appear to be this SAM system that debuted at the October 2020 parade
Note the difference between the launch cannisters of the apparent new SAM (top) and KN-06 / Pon'gae-5 (bottom)
#NorthKorea last published SAM test was over four years ago in May 2017
Higher resolution image of #NorthKorea new SAM
#NorthKorea new SAM (right) quite a departure from previous KN-06 / Pon'gae-5 (left)

Note apparent use of a first stage booster and additional control surfaces

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12 Sep
#NorthKorea claims successful test launches of newly developed long-range cruise missile on 11 & 12 September
A reminder #NorthKorea publicly confirmed cruise missile development at the January 2021 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK)
In Oct 2020 and again in Jan 2021 #NorthKorea paraded a new launchers which @IISS_org reported as reminiscent of a ground-launched land-attack cruise-missile system with a tubes considered too long and thin for SAM. iiss.org/blogs/military…
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8 Sep
I hate to rain on anyone's #NorthKorea 9th Sept military parade expectations but...

(a short thread)

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
#NorthKorea military parades are typically reserved for significant (+5/10 year) anniversaries of significant events in its relatively short history.

So a 9 Sept 2021 parade for 'only' the the 73rd anniversary of the "Foundation of the Republic" doesn't quite fit

However...
A decade ago #NorthKorea made an exception with a military parade for the 63rd "Foundation of the Republic" anniversary

63rd bit.ly/3l6xnR8 2011

This was one of Kim Jong Il last appearance, having missed the 2008 (60th) parade amid speculation over failing health.
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11 Aug
Video reportingly shows #Taliban captured Kunduz airport with #Afghanistan Air Force Mi-35 Hind attack helicopter
Location at Kunduz confirmed (36.66575, 68.91244)

14 July @planet satellite image (below) shows Mi-35 with rotor blades attached.

10 August @Maxar image confirms Mi-35 still in place yesterday but rotor blades removed - possibly to further disable it from future use. ImageImage
How it started How it’s going ImageImage
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13 May
#Hamas Al-Qassam Brigades publishes footage of apparent new 'suicide drones' launched against #Israel
While the canard design of #Hamas 'Shihab' (left) draws comparison with #Iran Ababil-2 (top right) and #Houthi Qasef-1/2 (bottom right), it is clearly a more compact unique design
Interesting that #Hamas 'Shihab' is shown using two different types of engine.
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11 Oct 20
This is a truly fascinating documentary about infiltrating the #NorthKorea arms trade network ...

bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…
For those unable to access here is the background bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi… and a few select 'Scud' pricing data points (posted under 'fair use' research)
1x 'Scud-C' (Hwasong-6?)
Range = 500km

$3.8m HE (High Explosive) Warhead [Based on 5 unit buy]
$3.3m Thermobaric [3]
$3.2m Cluster [3]

+$3.8m TEL (Transporter Erector Launcher) [3]
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10 Oct 20
And so it begins... Image
Looks like the suspected ATGM launch vehicle we saw at the 2018 parade - and not since - is back ImageImage
Tracked version of "super-large" MRLS (KN-25) ImageImage
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