Missile General Bureau

Missile General Bureau
미싸일총국
Active30 April 2016 (2016-04-30)
Country North Korea
Allegiance Workers' Party of Korea
Branch Korean People's Army
TypeMilitary research and development
SizeClassified
Commanders
Head of the MGBGeneral Jang Chang-ha[1]
Deputy head of the MGBGeneral Kim Jong-sik[1]
Insignia
Flag
Insignia used by ICBMS
Missile General Bureau
Chosŏn'gŭl
미싸일총국
Hancha
미싸일
Revised RomanizationMissail Chongguk
McCune–ReischauerMissail Ch'ongguk

The Missile General Bureau (Korean: 미싸일총국, romanizedMissail Ch'ongguk) is the North Korean special bureau that oversees the development of missiles for the Korean People's Army (KPA).[a] 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.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference commander was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Kim, Jiheon; Kim, Ji-yeon (17 March 2023). "北, 화성-17형 "신뢰성 검증" 자평…지구사진 공개로 '기술과시', 전문가들 군사위성 준비 관측…'미사일총국 지휘관 참관' 운용주체 변화 시사" [North Korea, "reliability verification" with self-assessment for Hwasong-17... "technology presentation" by the earth's photo publicly] (in Korean). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ Shin, Jin-Woo (8 February 2023). "N. Korea establishes 'Missile General Bureau'". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. ^ "North Korea 'expands, reorganizes' military units with operational combat missions: KCNA". Seoul: Yonhap News Agency. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.


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