List of equipment of the Korean People's Army Ground Force

This is a list of equipment used by the Korean People's Army Ground Force.

Reserve small arms
(Used by Worker-Peasant Red Guards).


 * TT-33 – Soviet supplied pistols and Type 68 copies replaced in frontline service by the Baek-Du San pistol.
 * PPSh-41 – Used by the Worker-Peasant Red Guards.
 * Mosin-Nagant – Used by the Worker-Peasant Red Guards.
 * Type 63 – North Korean copy of the SKS, used by the Worker-Peasant Red Guards.
 * Type 58 – North Korean copy of the AK-47, used by second-line troops and militia.
 * DP-28 – Soviet supplied machine guns and Chinese Type 53 copies replaced in frontline service by the Type 62.
 * Type 73 – Replaced in frontline service by the Type 82.
 * RPG-2 – Replaced in frontline service by the RPG-7.

Besides small arms, the Worker-Peasant Red Guards also maintains heavier weapons such as mortars, anti-aircraft guns, and some obsolete vehicles such as T-34 tanks and SU-100 tank destroyers.

Armour
In 2024, the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated that North Korea had more than 3,500 main battle tanks, 560 light tanks, and 2,500 armoured personnel carriers (both tracked and wheeled) in service.

Artillery
In 2024, the IISS estimated that North Korea had more than 8,600 towed and self-propelled artillery pieces, 5,500 multiple rocket launcher systems, and 7,500 mortars in service.

Anti-aircraft weapons
In 2024, the IISS estimated that North Korea possessed more than 11,000 anti-aircraft guns in service.