North Korea’s Kim calls for rapid expansion of drone technology and observes weapons tests
Kim also ordered high-level artificial intelligence for unmanned weapons as state media said the exhibition included test-launches of drones, missiles and rockets.
- 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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At the DPRK's UAV 2026 exhibition, the latest North Korean drones, including a drone with a flying wing pattern, as well as a wide range of strategic, operational, tactical drones, were shown publicly for the first time.
North Korea wants “absolute superiority” in drones
North Korea has shown off what appears to be a new large flying-wing stealth drone, along with first-person-view attack quadcopters and loitering munitions, at an exhibition on Oct. 29 where leader Kim Jong Un called for the country to seize “absolute superiority” in drone technology, state news agency KCNA reported on Oct. 30. The exhibition, […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a drone exhibition in the country and called for rapid development of the state's drone technology, state media reported Friday.
In escalating tensions with South Korea, Kim called for the development of unmanned weapons. Achieving absolute superiority in drone technology" is one of Pyongyang's priorities.
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