Bad news for US as Russia gives North Korea a missile faster than Brahmos, its name is…., can hit target as far as….
In what could be a big headache for Donald Trump, Russia and North Korea are deepening military ties. An international monitoring report released in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, claimed that Russia has provided its advanced air defense system, electronic jammers and military assistance to North Korea. All this is happening despite strict UN sanctions.
According to this report of the Multilateral Monitoring Group (MSMT), Russia has handed over ‘Pantsir’ mobile air defense systems and combat vehicles to North Korea from November 2024. This is the same system which is equipped with surface-to-air missiles and cannons, that is, capable of destroying enemy aircraft or missiles in the sky itself.
The speed of the missile of Pantsir Defense System is faster than Brahmos. However, there can be no comparison between Pantsir and Brahmos. This is because while Pantsir is a short-range air defense system, Brahmos is a supersonic cruise missile. Brahmos is ahead in terms of range. It can attack up to 650 km. Pantsir can hit missiles coming in the range of 1.2 to 20 km. However, it is ahead of Brahmos in speed. The speed of Pantsir can be 3.2 Mach. Whereas the speed of Brahmos is 3 Mach.
The MSMT group, which prepares this report, was started by the US and South Korea in October last year, when the UN expert panel was dissolved due to Russia’s veto. Now this new monitoring structure includes 11 countries – including big names like France, Britain, Japan and Germany.
The report claims that North Korea has sent a huge amount of weapons to Russia since September 2023 – through about 20,000 containers. These include more than 9 million artillery rounds, hundreds of missiles, heavy artillery and anti-tank guided weapons. This quantity is enough to arm three entire brigades.
Air delivery of weapons
According to the report, military aircraft such as the IL-76 and AN-124 of the Russian Air Force delivered the weapons between November-December 2023. Russia also helped North Korea improve its missile guidance technology – which is a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions, which Russia itself had signed.
Russia sent more than 1 million barrels of oil to North Korea last year, while sanctions limit it to 500,000 barrels a year. Not only this, about 8,000 North Korean workers were sent to Russia, which is also a violation of sanctions. Financial transactions between the two countries are taking place through Georgia’s disputed region South Ossetia.
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