The Democratic PeopleâÂÂs Republic of Korea (DPRK) Missile Administration, alternatively Missile Administration of the DPRK () is the North Korean special bureau that oversees the development of missiles for the Korean People's Army (KPA).
The bureau was observed on the venue of the enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea held on 7 February 2023 by showing its own flag and it was likely established in November 2022. However, information from the agency's flag suggests that it was established in 2016. The Missile Administration may be renamed from the United States-sanctioned Ministry of Rocket Industry.
North Korean state media formerly referred to the Missile Administration as "Missile General Bureau" and "General Missile Bureau" in English. As of 2026, the English name "DPRK Missile Administration" (or "Missile Administration of the DPRK") is used by North Korea.
On a silo launch test for short-range ballistic missile Hwasong-11A (KN-23) on 19 March 2023, Kim Jong-sik and Jang Chang-ha were presumed to be the members of the new agency.
As of 2025, North Korean state media confirmed that Jang Chang-ha is the general director of the Missile Administration.
In February 2026, it was reported that Kim Jong Un's daughter, Kim Ju Ae, had been appointed within the Missile Administration.
The agency's flag features a Hwasong-17 missile flying over Earth against the symbolic atomic nucleus background. The motto inspected on flag reads "For the defense of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the security of its people!" ().
During a military parade commemorating the 75th founding anniversary of KPA, the soldiers wearing Missile General Bureau uniform and patch were observed. The soldiers wearing MGU were standing next to the KPA soldiers on mobile transporter erector launcher for Hwasong-11A. At the same time, three different flags with red colored background were observed, too.
The Missile Administration has two organizations to supervise missile tests:
The Missile Administration also has General Academy of Chemical Materials in their organization.