The dictator of North Korea, Kim Jong-unwitnessed this Thursday a test of drones suicidal in a factory, the North Korean state news agency reported KCNAand ordered the plant to prioritize “mass production” of this aerial weaponry, stating that the introduction of this type of unmanned aircraft around the world requires an urgent update of military theory.
Kim “underscored the need for “Build a mass production system as soon as possible and move to large-scale mass production.” of these drones, the report indicated KCNA.
“Suicide drones” are unmanned aircraft carrying explosives designed to deliberately crash into enemy targets, effectively acting as guided missiles.
The North Korean leader had previously supervised a test of suicide drones, earlier this year, amid a rapidly developing military cooperation with Russiaraising questions about whether it was receiving technical help from Moscow to develop them.
Also known as loitering munitions, These weapons have been widely used in the Ukrainian war, as well as in the Middle East.
Kim added that competition over the use of drones for military purposes is accelerating around the world, as military authorities are likely to recognize their success in conflicts of varying scale.
“Such an objective change urgently demands the updating of many parts of military theory, practice and education,” he cited KCNA a Kim.
North Korea has sent drones across the border with the South that fly for hours in key areas, including the capital Seoul, and over the no-fly zone surrounding the South Korean presidential office. This has led South Korean troops to deploy weapons to shoot down North Korean drones.
Pyongyang and Moscow recently ratified a comprehensive strategic partnership that their leaders signed in June that includes a mutual defense pact.
Kim Jong-un’s regime has deployed troops to Russia’s western fronts in the war with Ukraine, and South Korean and US officials have claimed that North Korean soldiers have participated in combat against Ukraine alongside Russian forces.
According to kyiv, some 50,000 Russian and North Korean soldiers deployed in Russia’s Kursk region have recently engaged in combat against Ukrainian forces.
A senior Ukrainian government official told the Japanese news agency Kyodo that “intense combats” have broken out on the front in which There have already been casualties among North Korean soldiers.
Russia, which until now has neither confirmed nor denied the presence of North Korean troops in its territory, assures that the treaty with the Pyongyang regime is “defensive in nature and is not directed against the security of third countries.” In a recent report by the Russian agency TASSRussian President Vladimir Putin mentioned the possibility of both countries holding joint military exercises, which would be another step in deepening their military cooperation.
(With information from AFP and Reuters)
