North Korea likely to celebrate Feb. 8 Army Day anniversary with nighttime event

In this photo carried by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on April 26, 2022, North Korean soldiers stage a military parade to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Military Foundation Day at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang on April 25, 2022.

By Nam Hyun-woo

North Korea is anticipated to hold a nighttime military parade to celebrate its Feb. 8 Army Day anniversary, according to multiple reports showing satellite images of Pyongyang preparing for the event.

According to 38 North and NK News, signs of North Korean military parade practicing were observed at North Korea's Mirim Parade Training Ground and Pyongyang Sunan International Airport.

Citing Jan. 27 satellite images, 38 North reported that there were several military trucks and troop formations on the parade ground.

A Jan. 28 satellite image revealed by NK News shows objects assumed to be large screens, projectors and light towers around Pyongyang's Kim Il-sung Square. Firework mortar tubes were being installed, indicating that the regime is preparing fireworks for the military parade during the upcoming 75th anniversary of its Army Day on Feb. 8.

Reportedly, the South Korean military is also observing those signs, assuming that the parade could be held at night.

The North has been exploiting nighttime events to showcase its new weapons in recent years, in what appears to be a bid to improve the visual effect of parades.

After holding a nighttime military parade to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its Party Foundation Day, on Oct. 10, 2020, the North staged a nighttime parade on Jan. 14, 2021, to mark its 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of (North) Korea.

On Sept. 9, 2021, the regime held a night parade to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of foundation day and commemorated the 90th anniversary of its Military Foundation Day with a nighttime parade on April 25, last year.

With the North preparing another military parade, despite its COVID-19 lockdown, attention is growing on whether the regime will showcase new weaponry.

During the Oct. 10, 2020, parade, the North revealed the Hwasong-17, which was the largest inter-continental missile that the North has developed to date. During last year's parade, North Korea unveiled a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile.

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