[해외자료] Continued Expansion and Upgrade Work at Sunchon Airbase

Satellite imagery collected on July 5, 2022, provides an opportunity to update the status of the major renovation and expansion project of the North Korean Air and Air Defense Force’s (KPAF) Sunchon Airbase that began in April 2021.

[해외자료] Aircraft Return to Sunchon Airbase?

DuringPresident Yoon’s state visit to the White Houselast week, the two nations announced the Washington Declaration, which aims to strengthen extended deterrence by establishing a shared decision-making framework and the Nuclear Consultation Group (NCG). The state visit came against the

[해외자료] Significant Construction Progress at North Korea’s Sunchon

Recent commercial satellite imagery indicates that construction at the Sunchon Airfield has made significant progress over the past year. Efforts to improve and lengthen the main runway appear to be close to completion, while work on new aprons, taxiways and aircraft shelters is steadily progressing. These upgrades are making the Sunchon Airfield into what will likely be North Korea’s most modern...