North Korea’s Kim orders mass production of attack drones: State media
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The unmanned drones are designed to carry explosives and can hit land and sea targets.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for accelerating the mass production of attack drones, according to state media, as international concerns mount over the country’s deepening military cooperation with Russia.
The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday that Kim supervised the latest tests of “various types of suicide attack drones” produced by Pyongyang’s Unmanned Aerial Technology Complex.
The unmanned drones can hit land and sea targets, effectively acting as guided missiles.
Kim “underscored the need to build a serial production system as early as possible and go into full-scale mass production”, noting how drones are becoming crucial in modern warfare as he oversaw the tests on Thursday, KCNA said.
North Korea first unveiled its suicide drones in August and military experts said the capability could be attributed to the country’s growing alliance with Russia, with both sides signing a mutual defence pact.
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