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North Korea Deploys Seoul-Targeting Artillery System

Kim said the new artillery has a range of more than 60 km, and the destroyer will be handed to the navy in mid-June.

  • North Korea will deploy new long-range artillery systems and commission its first naval destroyer in coming weeks, the Korean Central News Agency reported.
  • Leader Kim Jong-un vowed to terminate ties with South Korea and establish a two-state system on the Korean Peninsula after revising the constitution to drop all references to unification.
  • Inspecting 155mm self-propelled gun-howitzers on Wednesday, Kim said the striking range exceeds 60km, threatening Seoul's 10 million residents located 40-50km from the border.
  • On Thursday, Kim reviewed the Choe Hyon, North Korea's largest warship, accompanied by his teenage daughter during the maneuverability inspection off the west coast.
  • Diplomatic engagement remains stalled as North Korea focuses on expanding nuclear and missile arsenals; South Korean intelligence last month suggested Kim's daughter could be his heir.
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Data has been released about a new North Korean weapon: the M2018 self-propelled gun may have a range of more than 60 kilometers.

·Budapest, Hungary
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North Korea is stationing a new artillery system near the South Korean border. Leader Kim Jong Un recently inspected the 155-millimeter helicopter with over 60 kilometres of range. Only photos of the new artillery system exist from North Korean state media so far. Leader Kim Jong Un visited an armament operation on Wednesday and examined the production of a "new 155 mm self-propelled helicopter", reported the state news agency KCNA on Friday.Thr…

·Vienna, Austria
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North Korea is intensifying the pressure on South Korea with a new artillery system. Leader Kim Jong-Un wants to move the new 155-millimeter tanks to an artillery unit in the southern border area this year.

·Berlin, Germany
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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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