North Korean leader Kim Jong Un showed off the country’s artillery production lines and called for increased spending on upgrading weapons manufacturing, according to state media on Wednesday, amid the DPRK’s growing arms exports to Russia.

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Kim visited two unnamed plants to “examine the status of shell production and the mechanical engineering sector.” 

An NK News analysis of KCNA photos comparing past Kim inspections indicates that the first plant was the Kanggye General Tractor Plant in Jagang Province, where multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) shells are produced.

The second appears to be the