The M1989 Koksan, named after the city where it was first identified, is one of the most enigmatic weapons in North Korea’s arsenal. This 170 mm artillery gun has a range of up to 40 kilometers ...

Ukrainian forces announced the destruction of a North Korean Koksan artillery system, alongside significant losses inflicted ...

M1989 Koksan self-propelled artillery guns are seen during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 15, 2012. A photo circulating on social media shows two M1989 Koksans that have ...

A North Korean M1989 Koksan self-propelled howitzer was spotted on Russia's front lines on Jan. 7, 2025 after first being spotted being transported by rail in November 2024.

The M1989 uses a unique caliber of shell only North ... a photo circulated on social media depicting two M1989 Koksan 170-millimeter self-propelled howitzers on a train flatcar rolling through ...

Budanov, head of the intelligence agency GUR, told The Warzone that Pyongyang has already given Russia at least 120 M1989 "Koksan" self-propelled howitzers and 120 M1991 multiple-launch rocket ...

The 170mm M1989 Koksan howitzers, among the longest-range artillery systems in the world, are known as “juche cannons”, and were built to pound the South Korean capital in the event of a conflict.

North Korean M1989 Koksan 170mm self-propelled guns pictured during an undated visit by Kim Jong-un. Photo: Open Source A video posted on Facebook by the press service of the 14th Separate Regiment of ...

The Financial Times has reported that North Korea has sent Russia around 50 M1989 Koksan self-propelled howitzers and 20 multiple-launch rocket systems, some of which have been deployed to Kursk ...

Around that time, North Korea began deploying the M1989 variant of the Koksan, which featured a lengthened (and thus more stable) chassis with an enclosed cab for four personnel, similar to that ...

A North Korean M1989 Koksan self-propelled howitzer has allegedly appeared on the frontlines ready to be deployed against Ukraine, according to a new video. The powerful artillery weapon, capable ...