Korean People's Navy

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf naval force
gptkbp:alliance Allied_with_Russia
Allied_with_China
gptkbp:communicationEquipment gptkb:Naval_Communications_Command
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Korean_War
Naval_skirmishes_with_South_Korea
gptkbp:country gptkb:North_Korea
gptkbp:established 1948
gptkbp:future_plans Development of new naval technologies
Strengthening of coastal defenses
Expansion of submarine fleet
Increased naval exercises
Modernization of surface vessels
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Pyongyang
gptkbp:historicalEvent Acquisition of submarines in the 1990s
Formation of the navy in 1948
Involvement in the 2015 naval clashes
Development of indigenous shipbuilding capabilities
Participation in the 2010 Yeonpyeong Island shelling
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Korean People's Navy
gptkbp:intelligence gptkb:Naval_Intelligence_Bureau
gptkbp:internationalRelations gptkb:Sanctions_from_the_United_Nations
Military_cooperation_with_China
Military_cooperation_with_Russia
Tensions_with_South_Korea
gptkbp:leadership Supreme_Commander_Kim_Jong-un
gptkbp:logistics gptkb:Naval_Logistics_Command
gptkbp:militaryRank approximately 30,000
Joint_exercises_with_the_Korean_People's_Army
gptkbp:motto Defend_the_Fatherland
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Chongjin
gptkb:Wonsan
gptkb:Coastal_Defense_Fleet
Rason
Nampo
Focus on coastal defense
Asymmetric warfare strategy
Emphasis on guerrilla tactics
Submarine_Fleet
Surface_Fleet
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Korean_People's_Army
gptkbp:researchAndDevelopment gptkb:Naval_Research_Institute
gptkbp:secondary_mission Defend_North_Korean_waters
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Flag_of_the_Korean_People's_Navy
gptkbp:training gptkb:Naval_Academy_in_Pyongyang
gptkbp:vesselType Submarines
Corvettes
Patrol boats
Landing ships
Mine warfare vessels