Hwasong-11A (KN-23)
Open reporting links the February 11 Plant to production of the Hwasong-11A / KN-23 short-range ballistic missile family.
Sources: Kyiv Post Reuters summary, NK Pro analysisBuilt by archive
February 11 Plant Weapon Systems
February 11 Plant is a secretive North Korean defense plant in Hamhung that open reporting links to the Ryongsong Machine Complex and to the production and expansion of the Hwasong-11 family of solid-fuel ballistic missiles. In this catalog it provides builder context for North Korean missile entries, especially the KN-23 and KN-24 family names used in export and wartime reporting.
1 weapon systemsFebruary 11 Plant is the catalog name for a heavily concealed North Korean weapons factory in the Hamhung area that analysts identify through satellite imagery and official photo comparisons. Open reporting places it inside the Ryongsong Machine Complex and treats it as a key missile-production node in North Korea's east-coast industrial belt.
The archive uses this profile to anchor the builder context behind the KN-23 / KN-24 missile family and related North Korean missile-production coverage. Because the plant operates behind a limited public information wall, the profile stays close to what analysts, official reports, and state media have directly described.
Notable Systems
Hwasong-11B (KN-24)
Reporting on the plant also ties it to Hwasong-11B / KN-24 missile production and associated expansion work.
Sources: Kyiv Post Reuters summary, NK Pro analysisBuilder History
Analysts identify the plant from official imagery
NK Pro reported that analysts matched KCNA and KCTV imagery to identify the site as the February 11 Plant in the Ryongsong Machine Complex east of Hamhung.
Sources: NK Pro analysis
Satellite imagery points to expansion
Reuters reporting republished by Kyiv Post described satellite imagery showing an expanded missile-production complex linked to Hwasong-11A and Hwasong-11B production.
Sources: Kyiv Post Reuters summary
Ryongsong modernization completed
Official DPRK-state coverage on the Korean Architecture portal described completion of the first-stage modernization project at the Ryongsong Machine Complex.
Sources: Korean Architecture portal
Public references use several spellings and levels of specificity for this secretive North Korean plant, so the profile normalizes them under the catalog facet February 11 Plant. Open sources identify the site through imagery, analysis, and state reporting rather than through a public corporate web presence. No rights-clear reusable builder image was verified during this task, so images are omitted.
Builder Sources
- NK Pro analysisPublisher: NK News | Note: Supports the February 11 Plant identification, its east-of-Hamhung location, and its affiliation with the Ryongsong Machine Complex based on imagery analysis. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Kyiv Post Reuters summaryPublisher: Kyiv Post | Note: Supports reporting that the February 11 Plant was being enlarged in late 2024 and that the site is associated with Hwasong-11A / Hwasong-11B missile production. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- CSIS Beyond ParallelPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports broader North Korea-Russia missile-production context that references the February 11 Plant and its role in the country's missile-industrial base. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Korean Architecture modernization articlePublisher: Korean Architecture | Note: Supports the 2026 Ryongsong Machine Complex modernization context and the official-state framing of the plant's industrial role. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- UN Security Council reportPublisher: United Nations Digital Library | Note: Supports the official inspection reference for SRBM production at the February 11 Plant in Hamhung and provides a coordinate-based public reference point for the site. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Category
Artillery
Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.
