Leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a test launch of unmanned aerial vehicles that destroy various mock targets
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the testing of new domestically-developed suicide drones amid rising tensions with the US and South Korea, state-run KCNA news agency reported on Monday.
The remotely piloted loitering munitions can reportedly be deployed with different striking ranges, and are able to correctly identify and destroy both ground and sea targets.
Kim urged researchers to develop and produce more suicide drones of various types that could be deployed with tactical infantry and special operation units, as well as strategic reconnaissance and multi-purpose attack drones. The North Korean leader also called for introducing artificial intelligence for unmanned aerial vehicles.
The images shared by the agency show the drones taking off and destroying test targets, including a mock tank, and Kim observing the test along with…