The Workers' Party of Korea has firmly ensured the dignity and eternal prosperity of the DPRK and magnificently put its reputation and prestige on the highest level in the world by bolstering up in every way the greatest self-defence capacity in the course of dynamically leading the country and the people to great victory and glory under the uplifted banner of independence for 80 years. It is an extraordinary feat and immortal honour that will shine forever along with the history of the Juche revolution.

Giving the unique tremendous vitality and driving power to the course of our revolution pioneered with arms, our Party gained in a dignified way and is steadily increasing the invincible military power, a stately eruption of the DPRK's courageous spirit and self-respect that no one can resist and a demonstration of the most righteous strength, with its transparent faith and through the resolute struggle.

The military hardware exhibition Defence Development-2025 opened with splendour in Pyongyang, the capital of the DPRK, on October 4, demonstrating the development of the national defence capabilities which is accelerating beyond precedents and limit thanks to the matchless determination and outstanding leadership of the great Party Central Committee to surely build an eternally prospering socialist power by putting forward the self-reliant defence as the mainstay for defending and developing the revolution.

The venue of the exhibition that opened in celebration of the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK is full of latest defence assets, an ensemble of the Juche-oriented defence sci-tech strength, including ultra-modern weapon systems that were developed as the pivotal military hardware of our armed forces in line with the Party's grandiose strategy for the development of national defence.

A guard of honour of the Korean People's Army lined up to greet the head of state.

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, arrived at the venue of the opening ceremony of the military hardware exhibition Defence Development-2025.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un reviewed the guard of honour of the KPA and the glorious colours of the three services.

Kim Jong Un took the platform together with members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee and leading officials in the fields of defence science and munitions industry.