March 3, 2026, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun—
Recent imagery shows two types of North Korean UAVs at Panghyon Airbase, observed together for the first time at the location... Saebyeol-4 and Saebyeol-9 UAVs at Panghyon Airbase, February 25, 2026. Copyright © 2026 by Vantor. Image may not be republished without permission. Please contact imagery@csis.org. A February 25, 2026, satellite image shows both a...
April 1, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Jennifer Jun—
Latest satellite images of Panghyon Airbase, North Korea's only known site for the flight testing of large strategic UAVs, show notable ongoing development... An overview of the UAV support area at Panghyon Airbase showing the seven completed 40-meter-wide…
December 13, 2022, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun—
The small object which appeared in 2019 at the southern end of North Korea's Panghyon Aircraft Factory produced various speculations by watchers. The object is identified to be a helicopter rotor blade test rig, a critical component in maintaining the KPAF helicopter force.