Analysis of satellite imagery has revealed a new mile-long tank testing facility has finished construction just North of the city of Kusong, strategically close to the Kusong tank factory.
With production of a variety of North Korea’s newest tanks slowly taking off, the test range was likely constructed to assess their capabilities in the field and evaluate incorporated technologies, many of them novel to North Korea’s armed forces.
Analysis of satellite imagery has revealed a new mile-long tank testing facility has finished construction just North of the city of Kusong, strategically close to the Kusong tank factory.
With production of a variety of North Korea’s newest tanks slowly taking off, the test range was likely constructed to assess their capabilities in the field and evaluate incorporated technologies, many of them novel to North Korea’s armed forces.
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Stijn Mitzer is an analyst and blogger based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Working as a contributor for IHS Jane’s and Bellingcat, he is now writing a book about the Korean People’s Army.