North Korea’s Kim calls for rapid expansion of drone technology and observes weapons tests
Kim urged faster drone and artificial intelligence development as state media said the exhibition featured suicide attack drones, cruise missiles and 600mm rocket launchers.
- On Thursday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a weapons demonstration featuring tactical suicide drones and a 600-millimeter "Sniper" multiple rocket launcher, while South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff detected around 10 short-range ballistic missiles launched toward the East Sea.
- Kim emphasized the need to secure "absolute superiority" in drone technology during an unmanned aeronautical technology exhibition, calling the pursuit of unmanned aerial capabilities "an indispensable option" for modern warfare.
- State media reported that suicide drones and cruise missiles struck islet targets with 100 percent accuracy, while photos showed Kim accompanied by his daughter, Ju-ae, and wife, Ri Sol-Ju, observing the "Sniper" launcher's public debut.
- Amid heightened tensions following last month's border land mine blasts that wounded three South Korean soldiers, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff detected the projectile launches on Thursday.
- Pyongyang continues integrating AI into weapons systems, bolstered by combat experience gained after deploying more than 16,000 personnel to Russia to aid in the war against Ukraine since October 2024.
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North Korea tested attack drones, missiles and a multiple missile launcher in a single demonstration, reported on Friday the North Korean news agency KCNA, leader Kim Jong Un, calling for accelerated drone development and artificial intelligence to achieve "absolute superiority in these military areas," AFP reports.
Pyongyang multiplies weapons tests integrating artificial intelligence. Kim Jong One wants to strengthen North Korean military capabilities in drones. ...
During this weapons demonstration, the North Korean leader stressed that "to seize absolute superiority in drone technology is indispensable in the evolving context of war."
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Kim attends a North Korean drone exhibition and calls for boosting the technology
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