The Missile General Bureau ( ko, 미싸일총국, translit=Missail Ch'ongguk) is the North Korean special bureau that oversees the development of missiles for the
Korean People's Army (KPA). The bureau is firstly observed on the venue of the enlarged meeting of the
Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea held on 7 February 2023 by showing its own flag and it was likely established in November 2022.
Major members
On a silo launch test for
short-range ballistic missile KN-23 on 19 March 2023,
Kim Jong-sik
Kim Jong-sik is a North Korean politician and general who is serving is deputy director of the Munitions Industry Department of the WPK Central Committee.
Biography
Little is known about him. He has background the space and missle industry, bein ...
and Jang Chang-ha were presumed to be the members of the new agency.
Uniform
On military parade of 75th anniversary of KPA's founding, the soldiers wearing Missile General Bureau uniform and patch were observed. The soldiers wearing MGU was standing next to the KPA soldiers on mobile
transporter erector launcher for KN-23. At the same time, three different flags with red colored background were observed, too.
Missile tests conducted by the bureau
* On 19 February 2023,
Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) announced that the 1st Red Flag Hero Company affiliated with Missile General Bureau guided a launch drill of
Hwasong-17
The Hwasong-17 () is a North Korean two-stage ICBM, first unveiled on 10 October 2020, the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) parade. This missile is the latest iteration of North Korea's intercontinental ballis ...
on the day before. The company ''has rich launching experience among the units operating ICBMs'' described by the KCNA in the report.
* On 9 March 2023, the soldiers from Missile General Bureau held a salvo launch of 6 unknown model of close-range ballistic missiles (CRBM). KCNA the next day stated that it's missile launches were conducted by the 8th Fire Attack Company.
* On 16 March 2023, Hwasong-17 missile drill was conducted by the Missile General Bureau.
* On 13 April 2023, the soldiers from the 2nd Red Flag Company affiliated with Missile General Bureau conducted first
Hwasong-18
The Hwasong-18 () is a North Korean three-stage Solid-propellant rocket, solid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It is the first solid-fuelled ICBM developed by North Korea, and was first unveiled at the Military parades in Nor ...
launch.
* On 13 July 2023, KCNA announced that the 2nd Red Flag Company affiliated with Missile General Bureau conducted a second test launch of Hwasong-18 on the day before.
Organization
The Missile General Bureau who supervise missile tests have organizations to supervise each tests.
* 1st Red Flag Hero Company(제1붉은기영웅중대)
* 2nd Red Flag Company(제2붉은기중대)
Notes
References
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