Kim Jong Un visited a munitions factory and a machine complex designed to bolster North Korea’s naval strength, according to state media.

In his visits, the leader emphasized the two factories’ role in modernizing and strengthening the DPRK’s defense capabilities, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday.

Kim first visited the Pukjung Machine Complex, where he “expressed full support and great satisfaction” with the factory’s production capabilities and hailed its importance to the navy, according to KCNA.

“Noting that the complex is playing an important role that no others can replace in developing the shipbuilding industry of the