During his visit to #Russia, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited an aircraft plant in #Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Together with his delegation, he visited the assembly shop of fifth-generation fighters Su-57 and Sukhoi SuperJet-100 passenger airliners, and also observed a demonstration flight of the Su-35S.
In this context, it is interesting what products from the plant could theoretically be of interest to the DPRK. Its aircraft fleet has long been outdated - the most modern in it are a dozen or two MiG-29s of the first modifications, so the country's Air Force clearly has a demand for updating.
The delivery of the Su-35S, of course, is very difficult to believe, but the dispatch of a flight of Su-27s in storage in this case is a much more realistic scenario. Also, the products of RSK Mig can be transferred to the North Koreans - the MiG-29s put into reserve after a major overhaul.
đź“Ś Naturally, the DPRK will not be able to pay for all these potential purchases in foreign currency due to its unenviable economic situation. However, Pyongyang may well settle the deal by barter: the Russian Armed Forces will now not be in need of ammunition for cannon and rocket artillery, of which the DPRK has quite a few, as well as other specific products.
In the civilian sphere, Russia can unofficially take part in measures to modernize the North Korean energy system, which acts as the “Achilles heel” of the country’s economy. Previously, Moscow did not take this step due to the sanctions regime against the DPRK, but over the course of a year and a half, the situation has changed significantly.
Whether these issues were discussed at the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un, time will tell: if some fundamental decisions were made, then the result can be seen soon.
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