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Canonical ID: NK-c7wBgN66wEgjLqADDyDTzW · Entity type: Organization (reference)
| Property | Value | Lang | Source dataset | Source ID | First seen | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Organization:address | Pyongyang, North Korea | kp_rusi_reports | kprusi-15090e2196d5c889b52a41cda7ec880ca2e2278f | ||||
Organization:alias | Military Supplies Industry Department | kp_rusi_reports | kprusi-15090e2196d5c889b52a41cda7ec880ca2e2278f | ||||
Organization:alias | 기계공업부 | kp_rusi_reports | kprusi-15090e2196d5c889b52a41cda7ec880ca2e2278f | ||||
Organization:alias | MID | kp_rusi_reports | kprusi-15090e2196d5c889b52a41cda7ec880ca2e2278f | ||||
Organization:alias | Machine Industry Department | kp_rusi_reports | kprusi-15090e2196d5c889b52a41cda7ec880ca2e2278f | ||||
Organization:alias | Military Production Arms Department | kp_rusi_reports | kprusi-15090e2196d5c889b52a41cda7ec880ca2e2278f | ||||
Organization:alias | Machine Building Industry Department of the KPW Central Committee | kp_rusi_reports | kprusi-15090e2196d5c889b52a41cda7ec880ca2e2278f | ||||
Organization:country | kp | kp_rusi_reports | kprusi-15090e2196d5c889b52a41cda7ec880ca2e2278f | ||||
Organization:description | The Munitions Industry Department (MID) of DPRK plays a significant role in the country's missile program, overseeing the development of ballistic missiles including the Taepo Dong 2, weapons production, and R&D programs. The Second Economic Committee (KPe.032) and the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (KPe.018), both designated in 2010, fall under MID's supervision. In recent times, MID has focused on the development of the KN08 road mobile ICBM. According to a Member State, DPRK's IT workers linked to MID have been generating foreign currency by selling voice phishing hacking applications and managing multiple overseas servers and IP addresses. | kp_rusi_reports | kprusi-15090e2196d5c889b52a41cda7ec880ca2e2278f | ||||
Organization:id | 2f530663aa2d3ba903babc43344644fa15261a8b | kp_rusi_reports | kprusi-15090e2196d5c889b52a41cda7ec880ca2e2278f | ||||
Organization:name | Munitions Industry Department (DPRK) | kp_rusi_reports | kprusi-15090e2196d5c889b52a41cda7ec880ca2e2278f | ||||
Organization:notes | In Annex 91 (p. 508) of the UN Panel of Experts March 2024 Report, the designation ID KPe.028 of the Munitions Industry Department is erroneously assigned to the Reconnaissance General Bureau (KPe.031). | kp_rusi_reports | kprusi-15090e2196d5c889b52a41cda7ec880ca2e2278f | ||||
Organization:sourceUrl | https://www.nknews.org/pro/north-korea-company-database/details/munitions-industry-department-military-supplies-industry-department | kp_rusi_reports | kprusi-15090e2196d5c889b52a41cda7ec880ca2e2278f | ||||