North Korean Military
Suryong Supreme Commander
Military General Political Bureau: personal affairs, political guidance, ideological education General Staff: military operations, the authority to command the army Ministry of People’s Armed Forces: logistical services, finances National Defense Commission: the highest state organ for national defense, implements military-related policies
Party Central Committee Central Military Commission
Korean People’s Army Ground, air, naval, missile, and SOF Air Force: a fleet of more than 1,300 aircraft, MiG-29 (procured from the Soviet Union in the late 1980s), MiG-23 Naval: around 70 submarines (unsophisticated but durable) Strategic Rocket Forces (SRF) Hwasong-13 missiles (ICBM), TD-2