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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un witnessed the testing of “various kinds of reconnaissance and suicide drones” produced by the country’s Unmanned Aerial Technology Complex, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) announced on March 27.
The new drones are capable of “tracking and monitoring different strategic targets and enemy troop activities on the ground and the sea”, while the attack drones will “be used for various tactical attack missions”, KCNA said, noting that both drone systems have been equipped with “new artificial intelligence”.
After witnessing the tests on March 25 and 26, Kim agreed to expand the production capacity of “unmanned equipment and artificial intelligence.”
The leader also emphasized the importance of creating a long-term plan for North Korea to promote “the rapid development” of “intelligent drones”, which is “the trend of modern warfare”.
KCNA released photos from the tests showing several types of attack drones successfully striking military vehicles with high accuracy.
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Other photos showed a large reconnaissance drone, very similar in design to the United States military’s Q-4 Global Hawk which was developed for high-altitude operations.
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The photos also mark the first time North Korea has showcased its shadowy airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.
North Korea’s efforts to build an early warning aircraft were previously reported when satellite images revealed that Pyongyang was converting a Russian-made Il-76 cargo aircraft into an early-warning role. Russia, China, India, and Iraq all used the Il-76 as a base for their own AEW&C aircraft.
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Kim inspected the aircraft, the official designation of which is not yet known, at Pyongyang International Airport earlier this week, according to KCNA . The aircraft will “play a significant role in monitoring potential threats and gathering critical information,” the leader reportedly said.
During his visit to the test site, Kim was also briefed on intelligence-gathering capabilities as well as electronic jamming and attack systems newly developed by the country’s electronic warfare group, KCNA said.
Tensions have been building up on the Korean Peninsula for a few months now. North Korea has conducted multiple weapon tests since the start of the year. Meanwhile, the military of South Korea continues to carry out joint military drills with the U.S.
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this is why uncle sam is afraid of north korea.
well thats a change from donald labeling the north korean president — “rocket man ” it might be the fact they now have icbm missiles that reach the usa.
isn’t that the nickname for elton john in a film biography ?
us american democrats are too busy withe dei and transgender while destroying the country with criminal gangs. besides we make a lot of money selling miltary technology. we are only afraid of loosing the propaganda war.
impressive such a progress for a country under decades of brutal sanctions.
china and russia should next time vote or veto at un against any anti nk sanctions, they sadly and moronically supported in the past to please the west
thats what the western media makes you emotionally buy. in reality all that nk showcases as their own is russian tech that is showed cased as their own achievement when in reality just “assembled” in nk. the rus are not stupid and when their ally is armed to the teeth that side of the world will be their buffer zone as we can see with white-rus… belarus. this is done to play politics with west.
hasn’t america been doing that for 70 years ? selling arms to the western world and making $ billions and arming japan/south korea /australia /eu/uk/israel etc-etc and surrounding russia with missile bases -“people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones “
nk has shown what a small targeted sanctioned country in the cross hairs of us aggression can achieve. nk is now a regional superpower with a powerful nuclear deterrent, icbms that can hit the united snakes, and advanced technology. it will not suffer the same fate as iraq/ libya/ afghanistan/ syria. there are obvious lessons for countries like iran and venezuela. you cannot pull any punches when dealing with vile genocidal terror regimes like the jewsa/ israhell.
these countries have to rely on their own resources, not russia/ china. these countries will sell out friends if the price is right. they supported genocidal us sanctions against nk/ iran. people died as a result. they are not reliable or trustworthy friends. russia refused to complete bushehr/ deliver s300s iran had paid for, in return for worthless us promises, never kept, not to put missiles on russian borders.
turkey tried to buy superior russian s-400 systems . probably for us / nato to study and replicate .
lets go nk, boost drone production and send a ship full of to russia, who in return and exchange can send ships full of wheat, oil and lng.
win win.
iran should do the same sending drones and/or production systems to houthi, hisbollah snd hamas to boost the axis.
north korea has no issue with showing amerika new tools for supply line attrition warfare . it is like laughing in thier face .
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