Large military parade in North Korea to mark the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party 11010153

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Large military parade in North Korea to mark the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party.
Large military parade in North Korea to mark the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party, hundreds of troops marched in elaborate formations across Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square. Foreign dignitaries, media and tourists gathered in Pyongyang for the parade, which saw fighter jets flying in a "70" formation.
     
Large military parade in North Korea to mark the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party, hundreds of troops marched in elaborate formations across Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square. Foreign dignitaries, media and tourists gathered in Pyongyang for the parade, which saw fighter jets flying in a "70" formation.
North Korean main battle tank Pokpung-ho based on Russian-made T-72 main battle tank
     
In the 1990s, North Korea converted the former Mirim (Pyongyang East) Airbase that included a small helicopter base in the eastern section of the city to serve as a parade training ground and assembly area. The facility and support areas cover approximately 1.5 km squared and consist of 6 km of practice track and roads that include a replica of Kim Il Sung Square where the actual parade takes place.

Recent imagery from October 6 shows that the city has grown to approximately 800 tents, 700 trucks and 200 armored fighting and military vehicles.

The highlight of the North Korean military parade is of course armoured vehicles, main battle tanks, allistic missile launchers and long-range self-propelled guns.