On this day, various tests were conducted to inspect the active protection system of the new main battle tank.
The new main battle tank clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of its excellent active protection system by intercepting anti-tank missiles and drones attacking from various lines and directions with a 100% hit rate.
Comrade Kim Jong Un, after reviewing the combat performance of the new main battle tank once again following the conclusion of the tactical exercise, expressed the following views.
"In the modernization of the tank industry, we have achieved results and progress that we can proudly boast of.
The new main battle tank, which is the proud realization of the strategic intention of the Party Central Committee to vigorously carry out the second armored armed revolution, incorporates our own style of armored weapon system technology.
It took seven years to develop the core technology of the new main battle tank, to which we devoted special effort.
The role of the Party Central Guidance Group and the precise professional guidance of the National Defense Science Academy have opened up more promising prospects for development in the tank industry.
All components of the tank, dramatically enhanced by the armor structure and power system design, remote integrated automated fire control system, electronic warfare complexes, guided missiles, and active protection system, have been fully optimized to ensure formidable firepower, enhance survivability, and improve crew service convenience.
In developing the new tank, we placed special emphasis on increasing the tank's survival rate.
I am convinced that no armored weapon in the world possesses self-defense capabilities as strong as this tank, as it is equipped with a mobile comprehensive defense system featuring an all-around threat detection system that can reliably eliminate various incoming anti-tank guided missiles and aerial targets, such as drones, with high precision.
It is a major transformation that we have been able to completely overcome the combat limitations of our armored forces, which were particularly weak in night warfare.
The combat performance of our main battle tanks is incomparably superior.
From now on, our army will be extensively equipped with these superior new tanks, and our armored capabilities will advance to a higher level."
